Duminy: I shouldn't be first-choice

Using me as South Africa’s front-line spinner for the Test series against Bangladesh is probably not a good idea, says JP Duminy.

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Ravi Shastri has been named the interim coach for India’s upcoming tour to Bangladesh, while Sanjay Bangar, Bharat Arun and R Sridhar will continue as assistant coaches in the interim, reports ESPNCricinfo.

Hudson call for more teams

South Africa’s outgoing convenor of selectors, Andrew Hudson, believes transformation demands an increase in the number of teams at franchise level.

Roy steps into KP breach

Cometh the hour, cometh the man, and once again Durban’s Jason Roy stepped into the breach for Surrey in the rain-ravaged English county championship on Monday.

Rain halts Kiwi momentum

Rain delayed New Zealand’s push for victory on the fourth day of the second Test against England at Leeds.

Watling, McCullum take control

A magnificent stand of 121 between Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling wrested control of the second Test from England at Headingley on Sunday.

KP makes a muted return

The cold wet weather played havoc with the county fixtures across England but Kevin Pietersen’s return was a damp squib.

Amla signs off in style

Hashim Amla signed off his brief stint with Derbyshire with a match-winning half-century against Lancashire Lightning in the NatWest T20 Blast game on Friday night.

Leie relishes Proteas call-up

What a year it’s been so far for Eddie Leie. A solid showing in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge led to a successful auction bid from the St Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League. Now he has a spot in the SA A side to face India in July/August and to top it all off, he’s in the Proteas… Read more →

Cobras duo joins the A team

Fast bowler Dane Paterson and batsman Omphile Ramela, both from the Cape Cobras, have been rewarded for their domestic performances by being included in the South Africa A team for a tour to India in July and August.

Piedt begins road back to the Proteas

Dane Piedt’s omission from the Proteas Test squad to face Bangladesh was a surprise to many, but not to him, as he aims to put in hard graft to work his way back to where he wants to be, writes Tom Sizeland.

All to play for in Bangladesh

South Africa’s tour of Bangladesh will hopefully provide some insight into who will fill the vacant opening spot in the Test team’s batting order, writes Kobus Pretorius.

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Justin Ontong was ruled out of the Caribbean Premier League due to a knee operation on a damaged cartilage.

Vilas ready to step up

Dane Vilas says getting called up to replace AB de Villiers in the Proteas Test squad for their tour to Bangladesh came as a big surprise.

Amla fails to stem tide

For all his talent, Hashim Amla was unable to hold back the spin tide from Lancashire  and was dismissed for 11 as Derbyshire were beaten by an innings and 15 runs in the English County Championship on Wednesday.