Ex-South Africa captain Shaun Pollock believes One-Day International cricket is still the best limited-overs form of the game.
'He is a match-winner, and I believe he has a lot left in his armoury,' Pollock said.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the South African team from the World Cups.
'It was a wonderful all-round effort by Afghanistan'
They come in place of rested strike duo Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini for the second Test against Zimbabwe, starting at Centurion on Friday.
Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are set for important milestones during the coming series against Bangladesh.
Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock on the team touring India and the promise it holds.
His gritty 74 was in vain as South Africa beat the West Indies by 189 runs in the first Test.
Mumbai Indians will wait until Wednesday before deciding whether all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who is recovering from a shoulder injury, can take the field against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL match at the Wankhede stadium.
Mumbai Indians mentor-cum-bowling coach Shaun Pollock feels that there's "absolutely no issue" in the team ranks as far as the relationship between old foes Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds is concerned.
On the eve of his 100th Test, here are five memorable knocks by the 'Nawab of Najafgarh'.
Javagal Srinath played 67 Tests and 229 ODIs between 1991 and 2003, taking 236 and 315 wickets respectively. South African seamer Shaun Pollock believes the Indian never got the credit he deserved.
Muttiah Muralitharan went past Wasim Akram to become the highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket.
South African pacer Dale Steyn has become only the 20th bowler to break the 900-point mark in the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers after claiming six scalps in his side's eight-wicket win over Australia on Friday.
South Africa captain Ashwell Prince admits his inexperienced squad, start the Test series against Sri Lanka as the underdogs
Former India all-rounder Robin Singh was on appointed as the new chief coach of the Mumbai Indians outfit for the 2009-10 season while ex-pacer Paras Mhambrey has been named his deputy.
Mumbai Indians have signed on Dwayne Bravo, while former England batsman Mark Ramprakash rejected an offer to join in lucrative IPL.
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn could be set for another stint on the sidelines after picking up a groin injury in a county cricket match on Monday.
80 Tests and 16,634 deliveries -- the least by any bowler in the 400 Test wicket Club -- took him to the cherished landmark.
Sri Lanka's cricket authorities are planning to modernize Sinhalese Sports Club ground as a venue equal to world headquarters Lord's, the cricket board said.
Becomes only the second Indian to take 500 wickets and score 5,000 runs in international cricket.
The Indian vice-captain and the Australian pace spearhead lead the newly-introduced ICC player rankings.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith is proud of his team's achievements this season despite being outplayed by England in the one-day series. "In terms of the team, we've realised that we've lost some key players in our one-day setup," Smith, who was forced out of the last three one-dayers through injury, told a news conference in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock claimed three wickets for 12 runs as Mumbai Indians shot out the Kolkata side for a paltry 67 before winning the IPL match by eight wickets.
Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid led the Test batting honours for the second straight week.
"I think the margins are very small on wickets like these. Maybe we were 30 runs short in the first innings as we lost our way towards the end of that. And with India getting that lead - those were the two swinging points in the match. Once India got the lead it was always going to be tough for us and the wicket also deteriorated further but I don't blame anybody for the defeat," said the South African captain.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith expressed confidence ahead of the three-Test series against India, saying his team is well-prepared and not bothered about reputations.
"Awesome Tiger safari this morning. Dead eye Dale spotted Mr Tiger hiding in the bush, he kindly...." tweeted Steyn.
New Zealander Scott Styris ended up being sold for an embarrassingly cheap $175,000 in the IPL players' auction in Mumbai on Wednesday.
JP Duminy scored a career-best 79 not out to guide South Africa to a six-wicket victory over West Indies in the first ODI.
South Africa's fast bowler Morne Morkel may miss the first Test against Pakistan due to a foot injury.
The tourists warmed up for the first ODI against India with an eight-wicket victory.
Graeme Smith also moved up seven places to 12th in the batting ratings.
Chris Gayle will replace Shahid Afridi in the ICC World XI line-up for the second Super series ODI
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