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Virat Kohli of India congratulates Wayne Parnell of South Africa following the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between India and South Africa at Perth Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Cricket must help South Africa and India rekindle their friendship

South African cricket has always been at the forefront of transformation in sport not just locally but also globally

President Cyril Ramaphosa seems to have forgotten the ANC’s decision on the ICC taken at Nasrec.(Photo Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)

About-turn the Ramaphosa way

Was it a U-turn or is the president confusing the International Criminal Court with the International Cricket Council?

New Zealand’s cricketers celebrate after defeating the better-resourced and more fancied Indian national team in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship in Southampton, England. (Photograph by Alex Davidson/ Getty Images)

Can Test cricket be saved from the Big Three?

Test cricket is broken because India, England and Australia, who dominate the format, eat alone at the main table while other Test-playing nations compete for crumbs. Can the…

Well played: Ben Stokes has been named ICC player of the year for feats in the past 12 months.   (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Stokes named ICC player of the year after a smashing 2019

Ben Stokes was named the International Cricket Council (ICC) player of the year on Wednesday, capping an unforgettable 2019 for the swashbuckling England all-rounder that…

Steve Smith and David Warner of Australia pose a few years before their world was turned upside down by the Sandpapergate scandal. (Reuters/Paul Childs)

Aussies playing dead until World Cup comes to life

The most successful team in Cricket World Cup history is out to shake off the shame of Sandpapergate

No expectations on the Proteas may just be what they need

Instead of chokers, the team are being tagged as dark horses at this year’s Cricket World Cup

David Richardson, chief executive of the International Cricket Council, also called on national governments to do more to tackle match fixing. (Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

ICC boss ‘confident’ of corruption-free cricket World Cup

The 2019 World Cup is due to take place in England and Wales from May to July

In retired Judge Robert Nugent’s interim report on the commission of inquiry into the Sars released last month, Nugent recommended that Ramaphosa fire Moyane. (Paul Botes/M&G)

King Kohli is back on top

The 29-year-old scored 97 and 103 when India beat England by 203 runs in the third Test at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge on Wednesday

Sri Lankan fans came out in force to support their team during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia

Sri Lanka’s Lions lack bite of yore

Dogged by scandal and missing stars who have retired, Sri Lanka may struggle at home against the Proteas

Australian fielder Cameron Bancroft

ICC ups punishment for ball-tampering

The changes come in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March

Kagiso Rabada’s humble ways mask his ambition to be the best.
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KG: ‘I’m obsessed with winning’

He is all passion and there’s no holding back when presented with a good wicket or a big player

Mikateko Mangwane claims she was replaced as a signatory.

Smith slams decision to overturn Rabada ban

The Australia skipper finds it strange that he was not called to testify in the appeal process.

Proteas bowler Kagiso Rabada.

Rabada needs a miracle to play in Cape Town

The only way Rabada could feature in Cape Town is if the ICC move incredibly quickly determine their own original punishment for Rabada was too harsh.

Jacob Zuma made a number of statements that seemed veiled allusions to various political developments.

ICC hit Rabada with series ban

The cricketer has accumulated eight demerit points within a 24-month period automatically leading to a two match suspension.

If Rabada

Rabada in hot water for ‘aggressive’ send-off

The cricketer now has five demerit points and has been fined 15% of his match fee.

EFF members gathered outside Hoërskool Overvaal on Wednesday morning.

Honesty, the Proteas’ brutal policy

In the aftermath of South Africa’s bumpy Test performance against England, it’s time to face the facts

Barrier to progress: Police officers block supporters of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign from marching to President Goodluck Jonathan’s official residence in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

‘Gutless’ ICC accused of bias

Former players slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not issuing sanctions after Kohli accused Smith of abusing the review system.

Pink is the daftest colour in cricket’s latest balls-up

Odd, isn’t it, that of all the changes we are prepared to make to Test cricket, the colour of the clothes the game is played in appears sacrosanct?

ICC changes ‘liveable’, says Cricket SA

Cricket SA chief executive Haroon Lorgat says the structural and governance reforms voted for in the International Cricket Council are manageable.

ICC board passes controversial reforms

The International Cricket Council board has passed key structural and financial reforms, effectively placing India, England and Australia in charge.