South African pacer Andre Nel has been banned from three domestic Twenty20 matches after being found guilty of misconduct.
Just like it happens in football, where everybody from around the world wants to play in European leagues, every cricketer would dream to play in the Big Bash, IPL and The Hundred, explains Abhishek Singh.
'It's just our personalities and character as South Africans, even though we're the underdogs, we always come back fighting.'
South Africa opener Dean Elgar was on Monday ruled out of the third Test against India as he suffered concussion after being hit by a bouncer from pacer Umesh Yadav.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Saturday they have charged former batsman Alviro Petersen with match fixing following a lengthy and ongoing investigation. Petersen, 35, captain of Highveld Lions, has been charged with multiple breaches of CSA's anti-corruption code.
The loss of Bavuma will further weaken their top six, especially as the experienced Reeza Hendricks has withdrawn from the squad after the birth of his first child, while the in-form Rassie van der Dussen is doubtful for the first match of the series, at least, with a grade one left quadriceps strain.
Sarfaraz, Imad Wasim dropped from Pakistan white-ball squad vs Australia.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) chairman Chris Nenzani said CEO Haroon Lorgat has not been suspended and his removal relates only to the allegations contained in the David Becker article and he remains responsible for all other areas of the board's operations.
Upcoming batsman Richard Levi winning the ICC's Twenty20 International Performance of the Year augurs well for the Proteas ahead of the World Twenty20 starting in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, feels Cricket South Africa.
The BCCI and its officials did not open a separate bank account in South Africa
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that Proteas captain, Faf du Plessis, has appealed the decision of the ICC Match Referee which found him guilty of a breach of Article 2.2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Faf was charged with ball tampering last week after footage emerged from the Hobart Test of him applying saliva to the ball with a mint in his mouth. "Faf has decided to appeal the match referee's decision after he and his legal team had studied the written reasons provided by the match referee." commented CSA Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat.
South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has confirmed that AB de Villiers is in talks with Cricket South Africa (CSA) to play the upcoming T20 World Cup.
While wicket-keeper-batsman Klaasen recently notched 69 runs from 30 balls in South Africa's six-wicket win over India in the 2nd T20I, 20-year-old Mulder has played a single ODI against Bangladesh at East London in October 2017.
Klusener took up coaching with domestic side Hollywoodbets Dolphins from 2012-2016 before being appointed as batting coach for the Zimbabwe national team.
Kagiso Rabada took five wickets as they cruised to victory over West Indies
Cricket South Africa lodged a formal complaint with the International Cricket Council over Cricket Australia's decision to indefinitely postpone next month's three-match Test series.
Aiden Markram led South Africa to victory at the 2014 Cricket Under-19 World Cup, and had been tipped by current CSA director of cricket Graeme Smith as a future captain for the senior side.
The youngest of four siblings, Ayanti Reang was a member of Tripura's Under-19 team for the last one year and also played a T20 tournament for the state in U-23 age group.
Following the disastrous tour to India, South Africa will look to make amends in the home series against England and hope Boucher will help them in change of fortunes.
Having settled their differences with Cricket South Africa, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Tuesday that it will tour South Africa next month.
Amidst a controversy over claims of political interference in the selection of Vernon Philander in the World Cup semi-final match against New Zealand, Cricket South Africa has clarified that the right-hand bowler was declared fit and available for selection by the medical team.
The acting chief executive of Cricket South Africa (CSA), Jacques Faul, has tendered his resignation barely four months after Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula appointed him to restructure the embattled organisation.
Speculation is mounting in Johannesburg that a corruption probe initiated by Cricket South Africa (CSA) may be related to the current RamSlam T20 tournament, which is the only domestic series televised internationally.
South African Test skipper Dean Elgar urged his teammates to choose national duty in a series against Bangladesh over the upcoming IPL as it is a test of loyalty for them and they must prioritise their country.
Former South African skipper AB de Villiers is all set to take part in the upcoming Mzansi Super League.
Former South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen has been banned from cricket for two years after admitting sitting in on meetings where plans were hatched to fix matches in the domestic Twenty20 competition. Petersen was the latest player to be banned in the scandal after sentences handed down to alleged instigator Gulam Bodi (20-year ban), and players Thami Tsolekile (12), Pumelela Matshikwe (10), Ethy Mbhalati (10) and Jean Symes (7), Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Wednesday.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed they had made former Test skipper Graeme Smith's tenure as director of cricket permanent, keeping him in the role until March 2022. CSA acting chief executive Jacques Faul told a media conference that Smith had impressed since in the position.
South Africa were in early trouble, after a brief rain delay at the start of play, when Aiden Markham went without scoring in the second over of the day.
Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani denied reports that his Board has reached an agreement with the BCCI on the controversial ICC revamp proposals in lieu of reinstatement of their CEO Haroon Lorgat into mainstream administration.
The new COVID-19 variant, which threatens to wreak havoc in South Africa, has led to considerable concerns about India's tour of the Rainbow Nation next month and there could be changes in the quarantine rules for players in the coming days.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, which is captained by India skipper Virat Kohli, said the right decision has been taken.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the re-appointment of Andrew Hudson as convener of the national selection committee and also named two new selectors on Friday.
He expressed hope that it will also benefit a large number of Hindi-speaking umpires and those giving training in this field, to whom the rules in English are hard to understand.
Dismissing reports of interference in team selection ahead of South Africa's World Cup semi-final against New Zealand as 'utter nonsense.'
The independent adjudicator appointed by the ICC has cleared Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat of alleged involvement in the FTP manipulation charges levelled against the BCCI by his one-time legal adviser at the world body.
The home side were in the game at 107 for three when left-arm spinner Maharaj (5-36) claimed the scalp of Kieran Powell (51), who tried to launch him to the midwicket boundary but picked out lone fielder Anrich Nortje.
BCCI has discussed its concern over the possibility of former ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat being appointed as chief executive of Cricket South Africa, a CSA director said on Tuesday.
However, stand-in skipper Glass, who was on 51, launched the ball over the ropes off every delivery to finish unbeaten on 87, much to the disbelief of the Cregagh players and the crowd at Gibson Park.
Former head of International Cricket Council's legal department David Becker accused BCCI president N Srinivasan of working against the interests of the game and using "manipulative tactics" to dominate the ICC.
MCC chief executive Guy Lavender has said even though there are reasons to consider four-day Tests, retaining five-day Tests make sense "from a cricketing perspective".
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