Arthur appreciates ‘friendly fire’ with Gibson
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur is enjoying a challenging battle with former Griqualand West teammate and current South African coach Ottis Gibson during the ongoing Test series.
SA stars in BPL: King Jonker, Viking Frylinck, Dynamite Birch
The 2019 Bangladesh Premier League will start this week – and feature several South African players.
Sydney Thunder teams close in on league leaders
The Sydney Thunder men and women’s teams registered wins against the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers respectively to stay within touching distance of their respective Big Bash League leaders.
Tendulkar’s boyhood coach dies
Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s childhood coach, Ramakant Achrekar, has passed away.
Sohail ruled out of rest of Test series
Pakistan have lost batsman Haris Sohail for the remainder of their tour of South Africa due to a knee injury.
LISTEN: The Joshua Richards interview
SACricketmag.com editor Simon Lewis chatted to talented young South African batter Joshua Richards about his life and career in December 2018 after Richards had scored four first-class centuries (plus a 98 against Pakistan) two months after his debut.
The Talented Mr Richards
Joshua Richards made his first-class debut on 4 October 2018, scoring a century in the first innings against KwaZulu-Natal Inland. Two months and 12 days later he had amassed four first-class centuries and added a score of 98 against the touring Pakistan side.
Second Test preview: Proteas vs Pakistan
The Proteas were far from convincing in concluding 2018 with victory in the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion – and will surely insist on a more polished performance in the second at Newlands in Cape Town, starting on Thursday.
Smith’s advice for lbw-prone Markram
Former captain Graeme Smith is confident South African batsman Aiden Markram will recover from a string of lbw dismissals soon enough.
Paine hints at Handscomb recall
Captain Tim Paine has suggested batsman Usman Khawaja will be pushed up the order, and the inexperienced Peter Handscomb recalled for Australia’s fourth and final Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Ashwin in, Ishant out for Sydney Test
Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been named in India’s squad for the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Malinga: Now is the time to stand up
Captain Lasith Malinga has insisted Sri Lanka’s preparation for the 2019 World Cup starts in earnest with this month’s limited-overs series against New Zealand.
Seifert in line for ODI debut
Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert will likely debut for New Zealand in Thursday’s first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
Cummins scoffs at ‘ridiculous’ captaincy talk
Fast bowler Pat Cummins has rubbished suggestion of elevation to Australia’s Test captaincy.
Review: Test cricket in 2018
India continued their dominance at the top of the ICC Test Team rankings with fantastic performances both home and away, captain Virat Kohli leading from the front as he ended 2018 top of the ICC Test Batsmen rankings.
