The former Test and ODI ace was called upon to improve the team's fielding.
The New Zealand captain's century helped them win the second one-day international and level the six-match series at 1-1.
The Australian opener said he hoped the world team would react better if they lost the Super Test.
Chennai Super Kings fell short by ten runs against Rajasthan Royals in Saturday's IPL match.
Ravichandran Ashwin said Virat Kohli plays with "his heart on his sleeve" and the latter's energy as a team leader is also contagious.
South Africa recovered from 21 for four to close day 1 of the fourth Test against England on 260 for 7.
South Africa's main strike bowler misses the fourth Test to attend the birth of his first child
Glenn McGrath continued to lead the bowlers' list in the ICC Test rankings
South Africa's hopes of victory in first Test were foiled by some dogged batting and the weather.\n\n
The win was South Africa's third in the series, and they top the standings with 17 points.
Marlon Samuels was out for 94 as West Indies finished on 281-4 against South Africa in the first Test.
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South Africa beat England by three wickets in the seventh and final ODI to wrap up a 4-1 series victory.
Taking to Twitter, the South African-born Pietersen wrote, "Goodness me! What's happening to cricket in SA is catastrophic."
Makhaya Ntini inspired a middle-order collapse that left the first Test against England delicately balanced after the third day.
But both the teams have underachieved in the recent past and its hard to pick a winner.
South Africa were 21-2 chasing a huge 493-run target when torrential rain ended play on the fourth day of the second Test.
Opener Sanath Jayasuriya top scored with 74 as Sri Lanka set South Africa a tricky 325-run victory target after the fourth day of the first Test.
The South Africa fast bowler took 5 for 37 as the Sri Lanka President's XI were bowled out for 251 in the three-day game.\n\n
South Africa were 237 for three at the close of the second day's play in the third and final test against New Zealand.
New Zealand beat South Africa by five runs in third ODI to go 2-1 up in the six-match series.
South Africa were 140 for three, just 70 runs ahead of Pakistan at close of play on the third day of the second Test.
The 26-year-old Adams bowled 45 overs in all as he took five of the last six wickets to fall.
Boeta Dippenaar's patient 74 helped them to win the final one-dayer and the series 3-2.
Virat Kohli surpassed Australian batting legend Don Bradman after amassing the most 150-plus scores as captain in international cricket, on Day 2 of the second Test against South Africa.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith said his team will step on the field for the Boxing Day Test match against India with an aim to set right its poor record in Durban, having lost their last four games at the venue.
Former South Africa skipper and administrator Ali Bacher believes that the side's recently-concluded tour against India has played a part in the team's current struggle.
Lee and Hogg took five wickets for 10 runs in 5.1 overs to bowl South Africa out for 186 in 47 overs and give Australia a 59-run victory.
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South Africa's pursuit of a series-levelling victory against Pakistan was marred on the third day of the second Test in Dubai when they were penalised five runs for ball tampering on Friday.
'Look at what he has achieved in all format of the game, not just Test cricket, where he has been fabulous.'
Steve Smith is back in the Test squad along with David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, the other two players hit with long bans for their involvement in the Cape Town scandal in March, 2018.
South Africa's captain in the shortest format Quinton de Kock said AB de Villiers could have come out of international retirement for the T20 World Cup 2020, which has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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