South Africa crushed India by a convincing 10-wicket margin to win the second Test at the Kingsmead in Durban, on Monday to give their batting great Jacques Kallis a winning farewell.
Virat Kohli surpassed Shikhar Dhawan to become India's highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history.
'There is a lot of inspiration we can draw from in the brand of cricket we have played in the last three or four years.'
With Nitish Rana emerging as one of the biggest gains of the new-look Kolkata Knight Riders, chief coach Jacques Kallis said they always backed the Delhi youngster fully and it is paying off.
Jacques Kallis inched closer to scoring a century in his final Test after guiding South Africa to 299 for five before rain and bad light brought a premature end to the third day of the second Test against India on Saturday.
He shone with the ball with a four-wicket haul but Mumbai Indians' pacer Lasith Malinga claimed responsibility for the team's loss to Kolkata Knight Riders, saying that a dropped catch by him cost the defending champions dearly.
KP had earlier advocated for patience with Gill, drawing parallels with the initial struggles faced by South African legend Jacques Kallis.
Australian captain Steve Smith on Wednesday equalled the legendary Sir Donald Bradman and South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis' record of scoring four consecutive hundreds in a Test series.
Virat Kohli lifts IPL title finally -- No. 18 meets destiny on the 18th year
Veteran Anil Kumble showed the fire in him was still burning as he rallied Royal Challengers from a disastrous start to a runners-up finish in the second season of the IPL. The ace leg spinner was instrumental in the team's revival while veterans Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis also made notable contributions as it finished behind Deccan Chargers.
Captain Shubman Gill and the ever-dependable K L Rahul gave India a glimmer of hope with resilient half-centuries after a well crafted hundred from Ben Stokes extended England's supremacy in the fourth Test in Manchester on Saturday.
Cheteshwar Pujara was the cornerstone of the Indian batting line-up in Tests, featuring in 103 matches in which he scored 7,195 runs at an average of 43.60, with 19 centuries.
Joe Root was presented with a silver bat to commemorate his 10,000 runs in the longest format.
'I heard that this is the last IPL of MS Dhoni but I don't think'
The nature of T20 cricket is such that insane totals will be chased on particular days while some of the other occasions will witness a team struggling to get past an easy target, believes Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Jacques Kallis.
Kallis had earlier said that not entering the tournament as favourites could work in South Africa's favour.
Jacques Kallis hit a 46-ball 72 and Sunil Narine claimed four wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders scored a 41-run victory over Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the seventh season of the IPL, in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday.
Kolkata Knight Riders may be having a good time in the ongoing IPL season, having registered six victories from nine matches, but head coach Jacques Kallis warned against complacency, saying the team had slipped out of contention from a similar position last season.
Test cricket will see two players featuring in their 100th game together for only the fourth time when India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England batter Jonny Bairstow take the field in Dharamsala on Thursday.
A look at South Africa's tormented past when they failed to get over the line at key junctures in World Cups.
South Africa start the first of two Tests in Pakistan on Jan. 26 as they return there for the first time since 2007.
As the Champions Trophy kicks off, some memorable moments from past tournaments.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith stressed that Jacques Kallis, with all the experience behind him, holds the key to his team's fortunes in the World Cup.
Border scored 11,174 runs in 156 Tests at an average of 50.56, with 27 centuries and 63 fifties in the format, and a of 205.
South Africa must look to emulate England as they look to rebuild their squad and change their one-day international mentality following a premature exit from the World Cup, former all-rounder Jacques Kallis said.
'He is a brilliant player, the way he started in one-day cricket, he has been exceptional. He has been a huge part of India's success at top of the order.'
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the South African team from the World Cups.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 1.
Alastair Cook backs Joe Root to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as leading run-getter in Test cricket
England star Joe Root is cementing his status as one of the greatest players as he achieved new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings.
Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers from Test encounters between India and South Africa.
Joe Root and Harry Brook's centuries powered England's strong reply on Day 3 of the first Test in Multan.
South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who retired from the Test format, has set the IPL T20 league as his launch pad for his mission World Cup 2015.
South Africa is going through one of its toughest phases both on and off the field. Mark Boucher is set to be the interim coach of the South Africa
Statistical highlights on the first day of the opening Test between India and South Africa in Nagpur on Saturday.
Kohli is only the second batsman to cross the 10,000-run mark while batting at No 3
# Gautam Gambhir, with 175 runs at an average of 43.75 in four matches is the leading run-getter for Kolkata in IPL 2013.
South Africa batter David Miller picked his preferred spot in the Proteas T20 World Cup setup as well as what they need to do as a team in order to enjoy a successful tournament.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has overlooked legends Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne to select Adam Gilchrist as the greatest player of the 21st century. Waugh said Gilchrist's game-changing career, in which he effectively evolved the wicketkeeping position to wicketkeeper-batsman, was what made him his No.1 choice. "I think the guy who's changed the game the most you would have to say is Adam Gilchrist," Waugh told Cricket Australia.
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.
