South Africa

Born May 3, 1990: James Pattinson, Australian fast bowler

In the 2019 Ashes series, Pattinson made a comeback to the national Test team after a three and a half year of absence.

May 03, 2020, 12:39 PM IST

England's Test series in Sri Lanka rescheduled to January 2021: SLC CEO

The two sides were slated to lock horns in the longest format of the game from March 19 at Galle International Stadium before the two-match Test series was interrupted due to COVID-19.

May 03, 2020, 10:53 AM IST

Coronavirus pandemic: Herschelle Gibbs to auction his bat used in record run-chase against Australia

Several athletes have come forward to help their respective country in its fight against the deadly virus. 

May 02, 2020, 09:33 AM IST

Former opener Herschelle Gibbs names all-time best South African Test, ODI XI

The biggest surprise in his side was the inclusion of former left-arm pacer Brett Schultz, who played just 10 matches for the national side across formats and bagged 38 wickets in it.

May 01, 2020, 16:19 PM IST

Quinton de Kock won't be South Africa's Test captain, confirms Graeme Smith

De Kock was handed South Africa's white-ball captaincy in January and succeeded Faf du Plessis, who also stood down from the Test captaincy last year but remains available as a player.

Apr 17, 2020, 18:12 PM IST

Graeme Smith named South Africa’s director of cricket

Smith has appeared in a total of 117 Tests, 197 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 33 Twenty20Is for South Africa before retiring from the game. 

Apr 17, 2020, 15:15 PM IST

Sachin Tendulkar told me he couldn't take on short-pitched deliveries in Australia, says Shaun Pollock

Considered one of the greatest batsman to have played the game, Tendulkar ended his illustrious career after amassing 34,357 international runs across all the three formats.

Apr 17, 2020, 09:56 AM IST

ICC asks fans to spot Easter eggs hidden in these iconic cricket photos

On the occassion of Easter on Sunday, the ICC once again took to its Twitter handle and shared a series of iconic cricket photos and asked its fans to find the easter eggs in the pictures.

Apr 12, 2020, 15:45 PM IST

Former South African spinner Jackie du Preez dies aged 77

The former spinner amassed 4,000 first-class runs, including a ton, besides taking 395 wickets and 80 catches in his career spanning nearly 20 years.

Apr 10, 2020, 09:43 AM IST

Coronavirus COVID-19: South African cricketers 'symptom-free' after 14 days of self-isolation

Cricket South Africa's chief medical officer Dr Shuaib Manjra said that all the players were symptom-free while those who opted to go for tests also returned negative.

Apr 03, 2020, 18:29 PM IST

Coronavirus COVID-19: South African woman cricketer Lizelle Lee's wedding on hold

The coronavirus enforced lockdown has resulted in Lizelle Lee`s wedding being put on hold.

Apr 03, 2020, 12:06 PM IST

Steve Smith's captaincy ban ends amidst coronavirus outbreak

Smith's captaincy ban was imposed in the calamitous aftermath of the 2018 Sandpapergate in which he had admitted that he had allowed opener Cameron Bancroft to tamper the ball.

Mar 29, 2020, 16:09 PM IST

Dane Piedt bids adieu to South Africa cricket to pursue career in USA

Test off-spinner Dane Piedt has announced his retirement from South Africa cricket in order to relocate to USA and fulfill his dream of representing the America in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.

Mar 28, 2020, 12:40 PM IST

South African pacer Thando Ntini quits Cape Cobras to make Titans move

South African pacer and son for former fast bowler Mkhaya, Thando Ntini has decided to leave Cape Cobras for Pretoria. 

Mar 20, 2020, 17:52 PM IST

Jacques Kallis, wife Charlene Engels blessed with a baby boy

Former South African cricketer Jacques Kallis and his wife Charlene Engels, who were expecting their first baby, are now proud parents of a baby boy. 

Mar 12, 2020, 21:06 PM IST

Fit-again Hardik Pandya set to make return against South Africa

It might have taken a little longer than expected, but India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to return to the national team for the ODI series against South Africa that gets underway in Dharamsala on March 12.

Mar 07, 2020, 10:34 AM IST

India face England, Australia play South Africa on ICC T20 Women's World Cup semifinals

India face 2009 winner England in the first semifinal of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Thursday (March 5, 2020) with four-time champion Australia taking on South Africa in the second knockout match later in the day. Both the semifinals will be played at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia.

Mar 03, 2020, 19:23 PM IST

Women's T20 World Cup: Stafanie Taylor ruled out of West Indies' final clash

Without their in-form captain, the 2016 champions were bundled out for 97, and crashed out of the tournament in the group stage.
 

Mar 02, 2020, 16:33 PM IST

Fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari brought to India, to be produced before court today

Pujari was extradited from Senegal on February 22 pursuant to an extradition request made by India in early 2019. 

Feb 24, 2020, 06:51 AM IST

Fugitive don Ravi Pujari to be extradited to India soon; Karnataka police team in Senegal

In a big win for Indian Intelligence agencies, fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari is likely to be extradited to India soon.

Feb 23, 2020, 09:46 AM IST