Despite the painful semi-final loss to New Zealand in Auckland in the World Cup, South African fans and media went easy on its cricket team. A long history of failure at the tournament has often put the Proteas at the sharp end of stinging criticism from the demanding media and fans back home.
Andrew McDonald believes Glenn Maxwell's breath-taking shotmaking will inspire a new generation of cricketers.
World's number one T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav will skip a few more IPL matches as he continues to recover from a sports hernia surgery with the National Cricket Academy (NCA) keeping a watch on his progress.
'What an experience. Thanks for your time 'Master Blaster' @sachintendulkar.'
Dhoni picked as skipper of IPL's all-time greatest team
'The 2017 final and 2019 final. In the 2019 final, I did not contribute much, but it is about how we won it as a team. For me that's more important than individual performances.'
'It's time now to keep playing as much IPL and franchise cricket as I can'
'You're rubbing shoulders with AB (de Villiers) and Virat (Kohli) for two months, talking to them while watching other games. It's just the greatest learning experience that any player could ask for.'
He replaces South African pacer Lungisani Ngidi, who was ruled out of IPL 2024 with injury.
'I am very happy to spend a bit of time at home after travelling for 18 years.'
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'When I spoke to him yesterday I knew something was brewing. Well played my friend.'
'They are trying hard to get Virat Kohli to come back because the series is missing him.'
Australian spin legend Shane Warne considers Indian captain Virat Kohli the best batsmen in world cricket currently.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
However, the 26-year-old's comparison with Gilchrist can wait.
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.
South Africa host Australia for three T20 matches from August 30 to September 3 and five ODIs from September 7 to 17.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player ratings for the ongoing IPL 8
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh lavished praise on Punjab Kings uncapped batter Ashutosh Sharma for his valiant knock against Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Cricket South Africa's Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe confirmed Klaasen was still part of their white ball plans.
The 21-year-old needed just 11 deliveries to go from 50 to 100, an Australian one-day domestic record, and needed just 11 more balls to bring up his hundred, including taking 32 runs off one over.
Mitchell Starc was the Player of the Tournament, but he ranks only 5th on Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player ratings list, revealing how this World Cup was so much in the batsmen's favour.
Rajat Patidar and Axar Patel struck half-centuries in a match dominated by the bowlers.
You need to be more creative in Cape Town as wickets are a lot more flatter and partnerships will stretch and that's traditionally as someone who knows it will be tougher Tests,' said South African legend Allan Donald.
The No 1 T20 Cricketer in the world disappointed fans and spectators during Mumbai Indians's first IPL 2023 game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, scoring an anaemic 15 before being caught by Shahbaz Ahmed off Michael Bracewell.
'The game needs to look after the likes of Virat Kohli as well.'
India's star batter Virat Kohli is likely to miss the third and fourth Tests against England due to personal reasons, which also kept him out of the first two matches of the series, a BCCI source said on Wednesday.
Following a hattrick of half-centuries in the bilateral home series against Australia, the Mumbaikar continued his red-hot form Down Under as he slammed a 35-ball 53 in India's 13-run win over Western Australia in a practice match here on Monday.
Rohit Sharma climbed to 5th spot on World Cup run-scorers list!
ICC names Sachin Tendulkar as 'Global Ambassador' for ODI World Cup
A look at the records set during India's innings against the Netherlands in the ICC World Cup match in Bengaluru on Sunday.
If Maxwell brought RCB back in the contest, de Villiers literally batted KKR out of the match with his cracking 76 not out from 34 balls, hitting nine fours and three sixes.
Dhawan said that he has made a conscious effort to improve his strike rate, especially in the middle-overs.
Rohit once again showcased a brief yet impactful innings, contributing significantly to India's bonus runs in the initial ten overs
A B de Villiers hit as many as five fours and six sixes, two of which landed out of the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
After Test call-up, Sarfaraz Khan hopes to join league of legends Richards, Kohli, Miandad
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