One breakthrough before lunch for SA
India climbed to 77-1 at lunch on day one of the second Test against the Proteas at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
Nortje replaces Piedt as Proteas bowl first
India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first on day one of the second Test against the Proteas at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
Pace the order of the day
The Proteas should consider a return to their seam strength for the second Test match against India in Pune on Thursday, writes PHILASANDE SIXABA.
Steyn: I wouldn't drop Warner at all
Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn has backed Australia batsman David Warner to regain form in Test cricket.
The making of Muthusamy
Positional and personnel preferences have been a predictable theme ahead of this week’s second Test in Pune. Senuran Muthusamy, however, has risen above the obvious.
Muthusamy comfortable with discomfort
Spinner Senuran Muthusamy is eager to keep adapting to typically subcontinental conditions, ahead of the Proteas’ second Test against India in Pune this week.
Faf reiterates Proteas' resilience
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis is expecting the pitch for this week’s second Test against India in Pune to turn more than in last week’s series opener in Visakhapatnam.
Big Bash deal for Steyn
Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn will play for the Melbourne Stars in Australia’s 2018-19 Big Bash League.
De Kock must move up
Learning on the job is going to be essential for the inexperienced Proteas if they are going to bounce back in the last two Test matches against India.
Test rankings rise for De Kock, Elgar
Proteas star Quinton de Kock has broken into the top 10 of the International Cricket Council’s rankings for Test batsmen.
Nkwe: I want the team to have courage
Interim team director Enoch Nkwe has implored the Proteas to be courageous and respond well in this week’s second Test against India in Pune, after Sunday’s heavy defeat in the series opener in Visakhapatnam.
Faf contemplates changes for second Test
Captain Faf du Plessis pondered the composition of the Proteas’ XI for this week’s second Test against India in Pune, after Sunday’s heavy 203-run defeat in the series opener in Visakhapatnam.
Muthusamy, Piedt can't stop defeat
The Proteas suffered a heavy 203-run defeat before tea on day five of the first Test against India at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Amla: Maybe get Faf up the order
Former batsman Hashim Amla has suggested captain Faf du Plessis return to fourth position in the batting order, as the Proteas attempt to recover from Sunday’s heavy defeat to India in the first Test in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Smith: This is a guy with a cluttered brain
Former captain Graeme Smith questioned batsman Theunis de Bruyn’s decision-making, after the Proteas slipped to heavy defeat on day five of the first Test against India at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
