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SA, India can now kiss and make up

The ‘special relationship’ between the two cricketing nations soured nastily, but sanity will hopefully prevail now Haroon Lorgat has gone

Unpredictable times ahead for Proteas

The weakness of the rand and the instability and moral flaccidity of the BCCI make future international matches a prospect full of uncertainties.

Tendulkar walked off with his bat raised to acknowledge the rousing ovation.

Stripped-down fee for all is now cricket

India – and money – dictates the game, which is going to bite those who so readily sold out.

Proteas take to the field to show who’s boss

The "big three" of India, Australia and England now dominate in the boardroom, but South Africa have to show they are in charge on the cricket field.

CSA president Chris Nenzani. (Duif du Toit, Gallo)

BCCI or bust? The tough questions

Neil Manthorp talks to Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani about India, income and in-fighting.

Former ICC head wants betting in India legalised

Former ICC head wants betting in India legalised

Ehsan Mani has advocated for the legalisation of betting in India, saying it should be better regulated because illegal betting is causing corruption.

That treacherous peak beckons the Proteas — again

Proteas looking to have another crack at the Test rank summit.

Indian cricket board hammered for Test routing

Former India players and the country’s media have slammed the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India for their crushing defeat to Australia.

Former India captain says cricket board owes him $1m

Cricket great Sunil Gavaskar has said India’s cricket board owes him $1-million for sitting on the governing council of the Indian Premier League.

BCCI slaps down Warne over IPL pitch row

The Board of Control for Cricket in India dismissed criticism by Shane Warne over the pitch selected for the crunch game his team played this weekend.

Suspended IPL chief gets hearing extension

India’s cricket board has given suspended IPL boss Lalit Modi more time to reply to allegations of corruption against him dating back to 2008.

Pakistan sports minister angered by IPL snub

Pakistan’s sports minister has complained to his Indian counterpart after Pakistani cricketers were snubbed at Tuesday’s IPL auction.

Twenty20 player probed for doping

Indian Premier League officials investigating a doping case from the debut season of the Twenty20 competition are declining to release any details.

‘Reform the ICC, or we walk’

Cricket faces the threat of the biggest revolt in its history, with elite players ready to call for a breakaway from the International Cricket Council (ICC). Fica, the…

Afrikanerbond slams ‘blatant interference’ in squad

Political interference in South African cricket has not produced the best team for their tour to India, the Afrikanerbond said on Tuesday in a letter to the Board of Control for…

Nel urged not to make hasty decisions

The chief executive of South Africa’s players’ association on Thursday urged axed fast bowler Andre Nel not to make a decision regarding his future in the heat of the moment. Nel…

Harbhajan slams ‘despicable’ Aussie crowd behaviour

Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has lashed out at Australian crowds after being cleared of allegations he made monkey gestures and spat toward fans in the tri-series final win…

Australians furious about Harbhajan decision

The exoneration of Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on racial-abuse charges was heavily criticised in Australia on Wednesday as a blatant demonstration of India’s power in world…

Harbhajan cleared of racial abuse

India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been cleared of racial-abuse charges at a hearing in Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Tuesday. ”He has…

India renew pull-out threat over racism row

India will abandon the tour of Australia if spinner Harbhajan Singh is not cleared of racial abuse charges, a top Indian official said on Tuesday. Harbhajan was handed a…