Graeme Smith will become the first cricketer to captain 100 Tests when he leads South Africa out against Pakistan on Friday, his 32nd birthday.
Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla hit unbeaten centuries as South Africa punished Bangladesh's bowling attack on the first day of the first Test in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. South Africa ended the day, cut short by nine overs by nearly an hour of rain and bad light, on 299 for one with Smith on 138 and Amla on 103.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith revealed he and coach Micky Arthur had plotted a three-year plan, the perfect execution of which led to the Proteas' first series win in Australia.
South Africa were 370 for six at stumps, a lead of 23 runs over the West Indies' first innings of 347 in the second Test at Port of Spain.
Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has tipped England to beat South Africa.
The South African captain said he would rather be remembered as a great player like Sachin Tendulkar than a great captain.
Graeme Smith struck a defiant century in the face of Australia's massive first innings total of 550, but the hosts grabbed a pair of wickets after tea to restrict South Africa to 217 for two at the close of the second day of the second Test.
'Don't forget this is a fight between the top two teams in Test cricket. India will come out fighting, especially in the batting department,' said South Africa skipper Graeme Smith on the eve of the Durban Test.
Captain and opener Graeme Smith top-scored with 74 to help South Africa secure a draw with Sri Lanka on the fifth and final day of the first Test on Sunday.
Graeme Smith hoped his captain's knock that led South Africa to a spectacular victory in the first Test would finally silence his critics while his Australian counterpart Michael Clarke lambasted his team for an abysmal performance with bat and ball.
Despite being accused of creating a divide in the team by Herschelle Gibbs in his autobiography, 'To the Point', South Africa skipper Graeme Smith said the out-of-favour opener could still make a comeback to the national team.
Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis put on an unbeaten stand of 143 to help South Africa to an 18-run lead over England on day three of the first Test at The Oval on Saturday.
South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith could miss the World Twenty20 tournament in West Indies due to a finger injury.
Captain Graeme Smith cracked his 21st Test century to put South Africa in complete control on the first day of the second Test against West Indies on Friday.
11 South African players, including white-ball skipper Quinton de Kock, pacer Kagiso Rabada and former captain Faf du Plessis, are currently participating in the IPL for various teams.
South African skipper Graeme Smith is all set to become the first cricket player to captain a team in 100 Tests when he will lead the side out against Pakistan on Friday at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg.
With not many Twenty20 matches under their belt, South Africa skipper Graeme Smith is looking to cash on their Indian Premier League experience during the World T20 Championship starting on June 5.
'He is just really hungry for big runs,' said Kirsten.
South Africa were 215 for two in reply to England's 180 all out at the close of the second day of the fourth and final Test at the Wanderers on Friday.
Interestingly, Kevin Pietersen's debut as England captain comes against South Africa -- the country of his birth.
Skipper Graeme Smith believes South Africa have possibly the best top-six among contemporary batting line-ups as they prepare to face Pakistan in the second Test at Newlands starting on Thursday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has said it will be a challenge for his team to keep up its high standards of cricket.
"It's the first time we are putting the West Indies under pressure in the series," said the SA skipper.
Retired captain Graeme Smith has a large and vocal hate club in South Africa as compared to the country's love for late captain Hansie Cronje, whose career ended in disgrace after he admitted to match fixing, before his tragic death in a plane crash.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith, buoyed by his side's thumping win at Motera a few days back, is unperturbed about what the Green Park pitch hold in store for his team in the final Test against India, beginning Friday.
AB de Villiers believes a lot of experienced Mumbai Indians players don't buy into Hardik Pandya's style of captaincy.
South Africa beat Australia by six wickets in the first one-day international.
Captain Graeme Smith scored 89 not out to help South Africa beat Australia by two runs in their Twenty20 match.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has lost his valuable Test cap which he wore in every match since his debut against Australia way back in 2002 in Cape Town.
In what should please South Africa no end, skipper Graeme Smith and in-form batsman Hashim Amla have been cleared to play in the first Test of the three-match series against India, starting Thursday in Centurion.
South African captain Graeme Smith is delighted that the Kingsmead track in Durban, known for its bounce and carry, is the best he had seen for some years, which should help his fast bowlers against Indian batsmen in the second Test starting on Sunday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith struck an unbeaten 103 on Sunday to guide his team to a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first one-day international.
South Africa's captain scored 103 in an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in the first ODI.
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