Nortje gets Kohli for first Test wicket
Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje removed India captain Virat Kohli lbw shortly before lunch on day one of the third and final Test at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranch.
Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje removed India captain Virat Kohli lbw shortly before lunch on day one of the third and final Test at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranch.
Spinner George Linde and wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen made their Test debuts, as the Proteas bowled first on day one in Ranchi on Saturday.
Former batsman Hashim Amla has implored fans and critics to exercise patience with the Proteas.
Captain Faf du Plessis is determined to not just go through the motions during this week’s third and final Test against India in Ranchi.
Opening batsman Dean Elgar insists the Proteas are incentivised to win this week’s third and final Test against India in Ranchi, despite having conceded an insurmountable 2-0 series deficit.
Proteas opening batsman Aiden Markram has been ruled out of this week’s third and final Test against India in Ranchi.
Criticism of Aiden Markram is premature. He is still the right man to open South Africa’s batting order alongside Dean Elgar in Test cricket. The Proteas don’t really have an alternative during the ongoing series against India, unless Theunis de Bruyn or Temba Bavuma are elevated to the top of the order. De Bruyn opened the batting, unsuccessfully, on Test… Read more →
South African pitches greatly assist the Proteas when they play at home, but cripples them when they play elsewhere in the world.
More than 30 South African players have registered for the player draft ahead of the inaugural The Hundred – the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new limited-overs tournament.
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada concedes the Proteas are ‘under immense pressure’ to win the the third and final Test against India, which will start in Ranchi on Saturday.
Fast bowler Anrich Nortje enjoys working with the experienced Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander during the Proteas’ ongoing Test series against India.
The tour of India was always going to be a baptism of fire for Enoch Nkwe and his inexperienced Proteas Test squad, writes Philasande Sixaba.
Acting director of cricket Corrie van Zyl has reiterated Cricket South Africa’s faith in a relatively inexperienced Proteas squad that has conceded Test-series defeat to India.
Cricket South Africa chief executive officer Thabang Moroe has all but excused the Proteas’ Test series defeat by India this month.
Former Test batsman Ashwell Prince has defended opener Aiden Markram amid the Proteas’ struggles during the ongoing tour of India.