Three fine cricketers have retired early and unhappily, but it’s not all doom and gloom
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South African cricket has given us a glimmer of hope … but history tells us how that story ends
South Africa’s cricket team does not raise national morale like the Boks do.
The Proteas are in the T20 World Cup with a fighting chance but all is not well in game
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A team of late developers, without superstars, has departed for England to write the next chapter in their remarkable journey
Proteas steer course twixt hope and dread
Temba Bavuma’s uncle, who watched the Proteas captain develop into the successful cricketer that he is, explains what makes him a good leader and what is going wrong in nurturing Black talent
The fast bowler assured victory for the Proteas in a nail-biter T20 match
The South African side showed a mixed bag against England in the ODI series, and now have three T20s to build on the positive aspects
The Proteas vice-captain, like many of his countrymen, has struggled in a tough Test series against India. But he remains defiant to lead by example
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is a talented cricketer, but his sledging needs work — and words in the right language
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The Proteas have not been whitewashed anywhere in the world since 2006
SA’s under-pressure Temba Bavuma proved instrumental in turning a modest total into a respectable one.
We need more of the same brilliance while we tap into the vast talent that lies dormant.
No Test team has ever performed a clean sweep in Australia — but the Proteas are close to it.
‘At least Cricket South Africa can’t be accused of resisting change. Not any more, anyway.’
Temba Bavuma’s century made more sense than anything that happened off-ground in the interim between holiday end and work start.
Far from pointing to a side in distress, Hashim Amla’s exit from the captaincy is an act of genius.
The new quota system, stipulating two African players per franchise, makes sense.