Cricket South Africa has invested heavily in development programmes aimed at nurturing young talent
He consistently scores lots of runs and is popular on social media
The World Cup in New Zealand has proven an exciting, high-quality tournament. But, it’s still 50-over cricket
New Zealand have been the perennial underdogs in top events but a runners-up finish in the ODI World Cup and becoming world Test champions after beating India in the final has proved their consistency across formats
Proteas steer course twixt hope and dread
South Africa’s newest Protea Sinethemba Qeshile’s rags-to-riches ascension to first-class cricket couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy
Raisibe Ntozakhe lost her World Cup spot due to illegal bowling and has been forced to reinvent her technique
The cricketer now has five demerit points and has been fined 15% of his match fee.
In order to keep star players fresh for a four day test against Australia in March, the squad will cap several of its new and younger players.
Three months ago, South African cricket was in the doldrums. Now the sun has risen on better days
SA’s cricket season now sports a gaping hole after the shock postponement of the Global League
Forward-thinking teams in the T20 are not constrained by the conventions that govern other formats.
Gradually an understanding is emerging about how the shortest form of the game can be played to even the odds.
But by bringing AB de Villiers home the real losers are Bangladesh’s cricket lovers.
Enjoy while you can the intriguing additions to the ICC Cricket T20 World Cup, including Nepal and Hong Kong.
While cricket’s new T20 format is extremely popular, cricket diehards can draw some comfort from the fact that it is not a matter of all or nothing.
South Africa outclassed Pakistan with a commanding nine wicket win in the first Twenty20 international in Dubai.
Former Test captain Ali Bacher has fired a warning to South African cricket administrators not to get too carried away with 20-over cricket.
AB de Villiers admits that South Africa are finding it difficult to match their global Test stature in Twenty20 cricket.
Proteas assistant-coach Russell Domingo will be taking over from head coach Gary Kirsten for the T20 home series.
Saeed Ajmal took four wickets as Pakistan kept their nerve to pull off a 13-run win over New Zealand in the World Twenty20 group D match on Sunday.
Negotiations are under way for cricket-mad sprint king Usain Bolt to play in Australia’s domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League.
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/ 13 November 2009
The ”bling” of the Indian Premier League has ensured that players take this short format of the game seriously.
Captain Mahendra Dhoni is confident India can retain the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June.
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/ 7 November 2008
If T20 is cricket for the lowest common denominator then the South African selectors are to be congratulated.
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/ 12 September 2007
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The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship is taking South Africa by storm, thrilling fans who are drawn to the exhilarating speed of the high-octane game where anything can happen. The dazzling opening of the 12-nation tournament in Johannesburg on Tuesday saw the 33Â 000 capacity Wanderers stadium overflowing as fans ”rocked the house, T20 style”.