South Africa will seek to arrest a dismal Durban run of four straight defeats at Kingsmead when they host India in the second and final Test on Thursday, four days after their epic draw in Johannesburg.
Cheteshwar Pujara is the first Indian batsman to post three hundreds in Tests in 2013 and is of the opinion that his side has enough runs on the board to press for a win on the final day in the first cricket Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.
The first cricket Test between India and South Africa seemed headed for an exciting finish with the hosts needing to score 320 runs with eight wickets remaining on a tricky last day to pull off a record-breaking victory Johannesburg on Saturday.
Bowling was considered India's weak link before they arrived in South Africa but pacer Ishant Sharma said it has been the key to the team's success in the ongoing opening Test in Johannesburg.
Images from the second day's play of the first Test between South Africa and India at the New Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday.
After a spineless show in the ODI series against South Africa, the famed Indian batting line-up will have to adopt a patient approach to make a contest out of the two-match Test series, which starts at Johannesburg on Wednesday, feels former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar.
India will be aiming to start the post-Sachin Tendulkar era in Test cricket on a positive note but the task looks daunting as they would be up against the world's number one side South Africa in the two-match series starting in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
India will start their two-Test series against South Africa in Johannesburg on Wednesday with an aim to close the gap with the number one ranked side.
The beleaguered Indian batting line-up which has been rattled by fiery pace and disconcerting bounce during ODI series will like to start afresh, when they take on a South African Invitational XI in a two-day practice game, starting in Benoni on Friday.
The incident has been met with astonishment in Australia, with the protagonists -- Smith, his vice captain David Warner and opening batsman Cameron Bancroft -- lambasted in the media under headlines almost universally trumpeting the word "Shame".
On the overcast morning of Tuesday, March 10, a massive stadium may not be enough to hold the hundreds of thousands of people who will turn up to pay their homage to Nelson Mandela one last time.
South African pacer Dale Steyn has warned the Indian team to "expect more aggressive bowling" in the second ODI in Durban on Sunday, saying that the visiting batsmen might end up "frightened" by their pace attack.
After the loss at Johannesburg the pressure seems to be clearly on Team India. The men in blue will be fighting for survival as there is no time for the World No 1 team to recover.
South Africa beat India by 141 runs in the first One-dayer of the three-match series between India and South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Thursday. Here are the statistical highlights...
South African batsman Quinton de Kock said the lack of zing in the Indian pace attack helped him ease to a man-of-the-match winning hundred in the opening cricket One-dayer in Johannesburg.
'In India the wickets and grounds are fairly quick so you have only got to play proper cricket shots and the ball will go for four and six'
A stern test of character awaits Team India's brigade of young batsmen when they face South Africa in a three-match ODI series starting in Johannesburg on Thursday.
The Indian cricket team got cracking for the ODI series against South Africa on Tuesday with a rigorous training session in Johannesburg, and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni promising to dish out "good and exciting cricket" during the tour, starting Thursday.
Ajinkya Rahane has been named as the new skipper of the IPL team.
Rabada, the number one ranked Test bowler, could still play if he succeeds in his appeal against an International Cricket Council (ICC) decision to award him three demerit points for his reaction to dismissing Steve Smith in the second Test.
A student of Indian origin has been arrested in Johannesburg for allegedly kidnapping and murdering the daughter of a white businessman.
The 21-year-old Sharma led for the final two rounds after a scintillating 61 on Friday and had 11 holes to complete after lightning, rain and hail forced the event into an extra day.
India has failed to meet its commitments towards tackling climate change mainly because of bureaucratic hurdles while China, the world's biggest polluter, has a better record, an expert said in Johannesburg.
England, with a series win already secured, can complete South Africa's ignominious fall from the top of the rankings when the final Test of the four-match series starts at Centurion Park in Pretoria on Friday.
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'In our situation, I cannot see any player getting less money this season, but going forward I can see a situation where players might have to receive less.'
'I think they played with a lot of character in the end, they pulled through'
The third and final Test between South Africa and India will resume as per schedule on Day 4 despite the controversy-filled third day when play was stopped early because of a dangerous pitch at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Friday.
South Africa captain Faf Du Plessis admitted that it is normal to get distracted by the weekend's Indian Premier League auctions as the cash-rich T20 event 'plays a big part in their lives'.
The Committee of Administrators (COA) running the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to conduct a review of India's dismal performance in South Africa.
A surprise visit to world icon Nelson Mandela at his home and advice for 75 young African leaders at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg were the highlights of the first day of a three-day visit to South Africa by United States First Lady Michelle Obama.
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.
Statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy Group A match between New Zealand and England.
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Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha was, on Tuesday, ruled out of the third and final Test against South Africa due to a hamstring injury and will be replaced by Dinesh Karthik in the squad.
Mumbai Indians were crowned champions of IPL season 6 when they beat Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs. Following are the statistical highlights from the match played between in Kolkata on Sunday.
Confectionary major Candico on Wednesday announced acquisition of a plant in Tanzania and unveiled its plans to set up a major plant in Johannesburg at an investment of $ 5 million as a part of the company's strategy to enter global market.
A wealthy Indian family in Johannesburg has apologised to the Indian and South African governments as well as to the public for triggering a huge scandal in their effort to host a "memorable" wedding for their daughter that led to the suspension of five senior officials and a probe.
Factfile on South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who was arrested by police in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria on Thursday.
South African paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is being questioned by South African police for shooting dead his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria, domestic media said on Thursday.
