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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)
BOARD OF CONTROL OF CRICKET IN INDIA

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

  • Donovan E Williams
7 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa seems to have forgotten the ANC’s decision on the ICC taken at Nasrec.(Photo Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

About-turn the Ramaphosa way

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

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
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)
CLIVE LLOYD

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…

  • Daniel Gallan
9 min read
Well played: Ben Stokes has been named ICC player of the year for feats in the past 12 months. (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
BEN STOKES

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…

  • Agency
2 min read
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)
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

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

  • Lungani Zama
6 min read
CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA

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

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

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

  • Agency
2 min read
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)
AGENCY

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

  • Agency
2 min read
Sri Lankan fans came out in force to support their team during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia
CRICKET

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

  • Dileep Premachandran 1
6 min read
Australian fielder Cameron Bancroft
CAMERON BANCROFT

ICC ups punishment for ball-tampering

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

  • Agency
2 min read
Kagiso Rabada’s humble ways mask his ambition to be the best.
AB DE VILLIERS
Video

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

  • Luke Feltham
7 min read
Mikateko Mangwane claims she was replaced as a signatory.
CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA

Smith slams decision to overturn Rabada ban

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

  • Sport24
2 min read
Proteas bowler Kagiso Rabada.
CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA

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.

  • Lloyd Burnard
2 min read
Jacob Zuma made a number of statements that seemed veiled allusions to various political developments.
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL

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.

  • Agency
2 min read
If Rabada
AGENCY

Rabada in hot water for ‘aggressive’ send-off

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

  • Agency
2 min read