‘The monkey is off his back.’ Those were the words of legendary cricket commentator Robin Jackman when Jacques Kallis finally scored a maiden double century during the first Test match between South Africa and India in Centurion in 2010.
Proteas batsman Kyle Verreynne is trying to learn as much as possible from the Proteas coaching and management staff since his involvement with the national team started against England earlier this year.
Senior contributors Craig Lewis and Wade Pretorius link up via Zoom to discuss their Proteas XI since readmission, selections and question which players might feel aggrieved at being left out.
Coach Ashwell Prince believes perspective is needed when looking back at the season his team recently finished.
Former fast bowler Allan Donald has recalled a particularly tough challenge against Proteas teammate Daryll Cullinan in English county cricket.
Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey, who was part of the Proteas coaching staff during the 2015 World Cup, has hailed India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the ‘greatest finisher of all time’ in limited-overs cricket. South Africa have had some reasonably good finishers toward the end of innings in ODI and T20I cricket.
In the second instalment of a two-part series, SA Cricket magazine’s writers pick their best international Test XI of the past 30 years.
Proteas batsman Pite van Biljon turned 34 years old on Wednesday, 15 April 2020. He welcomed an international debut earlier this year, but whether he ever plays for the Proteas again remains in the balance.
Another day, another Dale Steyn peach. This time Chesteshwar Pujara was the unfortunate victim in the second Test in Durban between the Proteas and India in 2013.
With the Brexit transition period set to end in December, the future of South Africans playing in England is unclear, writes DANIEL GALLAN.
It is challenging to get two cricket pundits to agree on any kind of fantasy Test XI, so we have been entirely objective by picking a team based solely on runs scored in each batting position.
In the first instalment of a two-part series, SA Cricket magazine’s writers pick their best international Test XI of the past 30 years.
England wicket-keeper Jos Buttler has revealed the absolutely hilarious encounter he had with AB de Villiers when the two shared a beer in a hotel after an IPL match.
Relive the batting onslaught by England during the third ODI against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018, producing the highest-ever score in ODI cricket.
One of the three out-of-province signings the Dolphins have made in this off-season is the exciting Ruan de Swardt from Northerns, with the youngster ready to make his mark on franchise cricket next season.
