AB de Villiers will turn the Proteas from T20 World Cup place fillers to title contenders. His inclusion in the squad is critical, despite what unsophisticated rationale rooted in ‘patriotism’ will tell you, writes RYAN VREDE.
With the T20 World Cup only six months away, Proteas head coach Mark Boucher faces a lot of interesting selection choices in the lead-up to the showpiece. CARL LEWIS looks at the potential makeup of the squad.
Picking a generational talent like Kyle Verreynne whenever he is available is a no-brainer, even if it means he bats out of position. Mark Boucher is failing in the most obvious selection of them all and it’s sickening that he defends it, writes RYAN VREDE.
After a barren period for the Proteas spinners in T20Is, they have taken more than half the team’s wickets in matches in 2021. This is a piece of the World Cup puzzle that could be critical to their performance at the tournament, writes RYAN VREDE.
Great coaches are able to find solutions to their team’s most difficult challenges in relatively short periods of time. Mark Boucher’s capacity to do so is now in question, writes RYAN VREDE.
Follow the live action from the Wanderers where the Proteas take on Pakistan in the first of four T20Is.
Aiden Markram’s declaration that the Proteas want to play a certain ‘brand’ of cricket is concerning because the team has a history of wanting to be something it cannot, writes RYAN VREDE.
South African-born Devon Conway’s excellent form with the bat continued on Sunday when he smashed an unbeaten 92 as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 66 runs in the first T20I.
Match-fixing had disappeared from cricket’s consciousness until a UAE duo were pinned for it this week. It’s a reminder that this scourge continues to be one of the game’s greatest threats.
Mark Wood took three wickets and Jos Buttler struck an unbeaten 83 as England claimed a commanding eight-wicket victory over India in the third T20I on Tuesday.
India levelled the T20I series after Virat Kohli led the hosts to a seven-wicket victory over England this past Sunday.
Virat Kohli led from the front with an unbeaten 73 as India levelled the T20 series with a seven-wicket win over England on Sunday.
Michael Vaughan questioning Jofra Archer’s appetite for Test cricket is reflective of how many from the former England captain’s generation lack insight into the mentality of game’s younger generations.
Follow the live action from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad where India take on England in the first of five T20Is.
RYAN VREDE asks: If one of the objectives of a 15-team domestic structure is broadening the potential to build international-quality players, where are the elite coaches who contribute significantly to growing that calibre of player going to come from?
