Neil Manthorp takes a peek at each of the eight IPL franchises that make up the glamorous cricket league that roars to life in South Africa.
After losing the Test series and with the Newlands Test still to come, the selectors have made some odd changes.
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/ 20 February 2009
Australia arrived this week with bruised egos. They have a point to prove, but do they have the arsenal to defeat the Proteas on home soil?
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/ 23 January 2009
Neil Manthorp reports on a nail-biting ODI battle for supremacy Down Under
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/ 19 December 2008
No SA player had any doubt the series would be hard work, but the first day in Perth put their minds to rest — it’s going to be very tough indeed.
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/ 12 December 2008
In the past South African players have not been able to cope with the “Aussieness” of a tour Down Under. This time, things may be different.
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/ 12 September 2008
Just over a month ago, the Proteas completed one of their finest post-isolation Test series victories with a 2-1 triumph over England.
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/ 5 September 2008
South Africa’s one-day cricket team in England found that life without Shaun Pollock is very hard indeed.
Test cricket needs a radical overhaul to ensure its continued existence in the face of the Twenty20 revolution, India coach Gary Kirsten said. Kirsten suggested in an article on his personal website that there should be a one-year cycle of Test matches with an annual champion.
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/ 28 November 2007
Former South Africa batsman Gary Kirsten said on Tuesday he has been offered the job as India coach. ”They have offered me the job,” Kirsten said from Delhi. ”I asked them for some time to consider it and they were very obliging, but it’s an extremely exciting prospect and, provided a few details can be worked out, I’m looking forward to the challenge,” he said.