
Bavuma to lead Proteas into Sri Lanka battle
Captain Temba Bavuma has been included in a 14-man Proteas squad for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka after passing a fitness test.
Captain Temba Bavuma has been included in a 14-man Proteas squad for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka after passing a fitness test.
Dhananjaya de Silva will lead Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series in South Africa later this month.
India play Australia in five Tests starting on Friday in Perth after their first red-ball series defeat at home in more than a decade exposed the visitors’ growing vulnerabilities.
Heinrich Klaasen has called for the Proteas to play more matches in bilateral series in all formats.
Prolific batsman Kane Williamson has been included in New Zealand’s Test squad to face England after missing their recent 3-0 sweep in India with a groin injury.
Former New Zealand captain Tim Southee says the team’s upcoming Test series with England will be his last.
Proteas fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka, as well as the all-format tour by Pakistan.
Former Proteas batsman Neil McKenzie has been named as a Sri Lanka consultant coach ahead of their Test tour of South Africa.
India coach Gautam Gambhir believes Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will prove their critics wrong and find form in Australia.
Nathan McSweeney has won the race to open for Australia in the first of five Tests against India this month, while Josh Inglis was a surprise inclusion in their 13-man squad.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma came under fire on Monday as India chewed over a 3-0 Test series home defeat to New Zealand, with critics calling the team ageing and low on confidence.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham says his team’s 3-0 Test sweep in India is one of the “greatest series wins” for the country.
India captain Rohit Sharma says their 3-0 Test drubbing by New Zealand is a career “low point” but promises a turnaround in the upcoming Australia tour.
New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel took six wickets as his side sealed a historic 3-0 Test sweep in India, with a thrilling 25-run win in the third Test on Sunday.
New Zealand lead by 143 runs in their second innings after India spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin triggered an opposition collapse in a keenly fought third Test on Saturday.