Many are hailing him as the next Lance Klusener, but Andile Phehlukwayo is batting and bowling his own path to international recognition.
The Proteas would be wise to fine-tune their skills, after their victory over the Black Caps.
Johan Botha says the Proteas still need to improve in the field despite Sunday’s emphatic win over New Zealand in their second T20 match.
New Zealand is keen to try out a new approach and it falls to South Africa’s Proteas to test the strength of this idea.
Ajantha Mendis spun out New Zealand as Sri Lanka roared into the World Twenty20 semifinals with an emphatic 48-run win on Tuesday.
Skipper Kumar Sangakkara hit 35 to anchor Sri Lanka to 158-5 against New Zealand in a must-win Super Eights match of the World Twenty20 on Tuesday.
India claimed their first Test series victory in New Zealand since 1968 after rain forced the third match to end in a draw on Tuesday.
India were on the brink of their first series win in New Zealand since 1968 after the hosts lost four second-innings wickets.
India were closing in on their first Test series victory in New Zealand since 1968 as they extended their lead to 233 runs on Saturday.
India have vowed to chase victory in the third and decisive cricket Test against New Zealand starting in Wellington on Friday.
A Jesse Ryder double ton and centuries from Ross Taylor and Brendon McCullum put New Zealand in a commanding position against India on Friday.
Harbhajan Singh took six wickets for 63 runs as India beat New Zealand by 10 wickets in the first cricket Test on Saturday.
Sachin Tendulkar added a commanding innings of 160 to his world record list of 42 Test centuries on the third day of the Test against New Zealand.
A century by Daniel Vettori and a maiden ton for Jesse Ryder rescued New Zealand on the opening day of the first Test but India finished on top.
India regroup after outplaying New Zealand in the one-day series with an even more ominous line-up for the first cricket Test starting on Wednesday.
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/ 18 February 2009
India will be better prepared to tackle conditions in New Zealand than they were on their losing tour seven years ago, former coach John Wright said.
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/ 17 February 2009
New Zealand’s proposed tour of Zimbabwe has been condemned by the country’s prime minister, who says it would be a security risk.
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/ 10 January 2009
A record-setting 122 not out by New Zealand debutant Martin Guptill brightened an otherwise dismal day in Auckland on Saturday.
Ross Taylor and Daniel Flynn shared an unbroken, 89-run partnership to lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies on Wednesday.
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/ 23 December 2008
A masterful 197 by Chris Gayle saved the West Indies and ensured a drawn series as New Zealand gave up their run chase on Tuesday.
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/ 15 December 2008
The first Test between New Zealand and the West Indies ended in a draw after rain washed out the final day in Dunedin on Monday.
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/ 14 December 2008
Jerome Taylor scored a career high 53 not out as West Indies moved to 253 for six in their first innings at tea on the fourth day of the opening Test.
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/ 13 December 2008
The West Indies hit back to take three wickets and reduce New Zealand to 311 for seven at tea on the third day of the rain-affected opening Test.
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/ 11 December 2008
New Zealand batsman Daniel Flynn fell five runs short of his maiden century against the West Indies in the first Test on Thursday.
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/ 29 October 2008
New Zealand and Bangladesh drew the rain-affected second Test on Wednesday, handing the tourists a 1-0 series victory.
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/ 22 October 2008
Bangladesh on Wednesday were left to rue another Test near-miss but took heart from running New Zealand close in Chittagong.
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/ 21 October 2008
Daniel Vetteri completed a fine all-round display to lead New Zealand to a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday.
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/ 20 October 2008
Bangladesh staged a late fightback against New Zealand on Monday to set up an intriguing finish to the first Test.
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/ 18 October 2008
Bangladesh reduced New Zealand to 57 for four in reply to their first-innings 245 at tea on the second day of the first Test on Saturday.