2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb The ICC has asked the BCCI to take steps to ensure that pitches for future home Tests are prepared better https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/350503.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/350503.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350503 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC has received a copy of the match referee's poor report on the Kanpur pitch and is now waiting for a response from the Indian board on the same https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346626.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346626.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346626 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, has slammed the facilities provided to his team in Kanpur for the third Test against India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346608.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346608.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346608 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten has expressed satisfaction with the Indian team's performance after they the won the third Test in Kanpur to force a 1-1 stalemate against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346523 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It must have been disappointing to lose at the brink of a major upset, but Graeme Smith said 1-1 was a result India will be more disappointed with https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346250.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346250.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346250 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni felt the Indians got a better measure of a difficult pitch at Green Park https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346249.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346249.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346249 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Plays of the Day for the third day of the third Test in Kanpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346203.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346203.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346203 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A match which hung in the balance after two days had a swift and incredible denouement on the third as India swept to an eight-wicket win to level the series 1-1 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346186.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346186.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346186 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, reiterated the track didn't turn out to be as bad as he expected, and that it wasn't an ideal one for Tests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346148.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346148.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346148 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sourav Ganguly's 87 on a Kanpur minefield can safely join the company of some other exceptional knocks, and the man himself rates it as one of his best efforts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Plays of the Day for the second day of the third Test in Kanpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346087 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It took a masterful innings from Sourav Ganguly to give India a slender 23-run advantage on another enthralling day at Green Park https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/346066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Though unsure whether his team had managed a competitive first-innings total, Hashim Amla said the Green Park conditions were difficult for batting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The bouncer that wasn't, a lot of late spin, and how Kallis wasn't saved by the bail this time - Sidharth Monga presents the plays of the day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345953.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345953.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345953 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa made the most of winning the toss, grinding out 265 on a tense first day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345920.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345920.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345920 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At the cusp of a huge upset, South Africa know they will have to face the toughest test of their tour so far: a dry, deteriorating, underprepared pitch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a wicket that is dry, devoid of live grass and already cracking, 24 hours before the start of the decider India are not even sure they will get the services of Kumble https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345814.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345814.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345814 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trailing 1-0 going into the final match India are up against it and are relying on a three-pronged spin attack to level the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345807.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345807.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345807 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Security has been increased following the threat of an attack during the upcoming third Test between India and South Africa, which starts in Kanpur on Friday. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa will stick to their aggressive bowling strategy of drawing India's heavyweight batting line-up out of the comfort zone https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345430.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345430.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345430 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel have been added to the squad for the third Test against South Africa in Kanpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345258.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345258.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345258 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa, a class apart from first ball to last, swept to a thoroughly deserved innings-and-90-run victory inside three days to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for day two of the second Test between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345035.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345035.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345035 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbeaten 217 by AB de Villiers and his 256-run stand with Jacques Kallis, who made 132, helped South Africa to 494 for 7, a lead of 418 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345007.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/345007.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345007 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh raised eyebrows at the nature of the Motera pitch while bemoaning the trend of draws in India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While the entire Indian team may look back at the first session and cough up excuses, one man isn't surprised by their capitulation https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn scythed through the batting order as India slumped to 76 all out, their second-lowest total on home soil. By close of play on the opening day, Jacques Kallis had led South Africa to 223 for 4 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith's attitude reflects the state South Africa are in: confident after gaining a psychological advantage from the draw in Chennai and free of injury hassles https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With Kanpur's Green Park - the venue for the final Test - known to produce more draws than results, it's up to Ahmedabad to ensure a result in this series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344790.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344790.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344790 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Going in to a venue at which their spinners have enjoyed success and with the intention of playing five bowlers, India are struggling to determine who those five will be https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344785 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With pitch in the spotlight after the dull draw in Chennai,the chief curator Dhiraj Parsana is non-committal: he promises a sporting surface but remains unsure of what the weather could dictate https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344728.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344728.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344728 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Roshan Mahanama, the match referee, found the side was two overs short of its target after time allowances were taken in to consideration https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344593.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344593.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344593 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having earned a Test recall after nearly two years, Mohammad Kaif said he was expecting to be picked based on his domestic performance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's hopes of fielding a full-strength side for the second Test in Ahmedabad took a blow after Sachin Tendulkar was ruled out with a groin injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344516.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344516.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344516 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A patient unbeaten 155 from Neil McKenzie, and his solid 157-run partnership with Hashim Amla guided South Africa to safety on the final day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid says he exceeded his own expectations with what he's achieved in the game, after becoming the sixth batsman to score 10,000 Test runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the first day of the Ahmedabad Test between India and South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid became the sixth batsmen in Test history to break the 10,000-run barrier when he went from 79 to 80 on the fourth day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344379.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344379.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344379 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There was a 25th century and 10,000 Test runs for Rahul Dravid and a large crowd to celebrate, but little else went India's way at Chepauk as a rejuvenated South African side dominated the fourth day's play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344376.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344376.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344376 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag admitted that being dropped from the Test side "motivated" him to concentrate better, enabling him to produce what he termed as his "best innings". https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344334.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344334.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344334 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, said he had not visualised the game taking such a course in his "wildest dreams", admitting that he had not seen a better Test innings than Virender Sehwag's 309 in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344325.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344325.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344325 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid termed Virender Sehwag's triple-hundred a "really audacious knock" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344310.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344310.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344310 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag's strokeplay is dazzling enough, but it's the context which makes it even more thrilling https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344290 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag blasted the fastest triple-century ever as India went took stumps at 468 for 1 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag admitted India's intensity had dropped during the course of the second day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344216.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344216.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344216 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Siddhartha Vaidyanathan winds up the Plays from day two of the first Test between India and South Africa in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A chanceless 159 from Hashim Amla, buttressed by vital contributions from Mark Boucher and AB de Villiers, was the springboard for South Africa to dominate https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At 32, Neil McKenzie was offered a last chance to play for South Africa and he has grasped the opportunity gleefully https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344091 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The wicket is very, very flat and it is hard for the bowlers to keep running in with the same intensity in this heat, Harbhajan Singh said after the day's play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Siddhartha Vaidyanathan presents the Plays of the day from the first day of the first Test between India and South Africa in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith led the way with a 132-run opening partnership, and Hashim Amla built on that with an elegant unbeaten 85 as South Africa seized the initiative on the opening day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344001.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/344001.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344001 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captains Anil Kumble and Graeme Smith focus on the upcoming series but are have thoughts of the challenging year ahead at the back of his minds https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The India-South Africa Test series will not be aired on Doordarshan, nor on All India Radio, leaving several hundred million fans without access to the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India and South Africa are on hot streaks, and with the No. 2 spot in the Test rankings on the line, both sides have plenty to play for in the two-Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343884 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag has a useful session with India's mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343790.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343790.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343790 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Steyn said he was going to bowl to the "weaknesses" of the batsmen, ahead of South Africa's three-Test series against India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's new coach Gary Kirsten and his associate Paddy Upton have begun their official stints with workshops of an "exploratory nature" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343757.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343757.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343757 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Boucher is hoping that both upcoming series against India will be played in the right spirit https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343754.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343754.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343754 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The battle for No. 2 might turn out to be a mere filler, but it does have plenty of sub-plots https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis feels only a collective bowling effort - from both the quicks and the spinners - would win them the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343629.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343629.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343629 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis hopes that the task of choosing the side is left solely to the selectors in the future https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anil Kumble, India's Test captain, has denied that there are differences between the players in his squad after Mahendra Singh Dhoni's recent comments defending the dropping of seniors for the ODIs against Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343614.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343614.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343614 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, is confident that his team has the arsenal to trouble India in the three-match series starting on March 26 in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343489.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343489.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343489 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's coach Mickey Arthur played down concerns that South Africa will be under-prepared for the Test series against India, which they go into without any practice games https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343401.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343401.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343401 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been declared fit for the Test series against South Africa after a test at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343378.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343378.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343378 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will undertake fitness tests at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore on March 21 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kepler Wessels, the former South Africa captain, has said that India will pay the price if they underestimate South Africa in their upcoming three-Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCCI has retained Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh among its seven-member support staff team for the three-Test South Africa, but dropped assistant coach Lalchand Rajput who had managed the team since the Bangladesh tour last May https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/343267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/343267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Monde Zondeki, the fast bowler, will replace Charl Langeveldt in South Africa's Test squad for India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343198.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343198.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343198 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa Cricket Association (SACA) chief executive Tony Irish said South Africa could lose two of its premier fast bowlers, Charl Langeveldt and Andre Nel, because of political interference in selection https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343150.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343150.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343150 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Charl Langeveldt, the South Africa fast bowler, has opted out of the Test series in India as he feels he won't be in the right frame of mind following the controversy over the selection of the squad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robin Peterson, the left-arm spinner, has been allowed to delay his departure to India by four days due to personal reasons https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342910.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342910.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342910 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the first Test against South Africa and the two Singhs - Yuvraj and Harbhajan - retained after the selectors named an expected 14-member squad in Bangalore https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian board will inform the national selectors that Harbhajan Singh is fit and should be considered for selection, although he has not been to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to get his fitness assessed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A few fitness reports could be the difference between a "largely unchanged side" and a "slightly different one" when the selectors meet in Bangalore on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten has arrived in Bangalore and will attend the selection committee meeting on Monday to choose the team for the first two Tests against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342601.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342601.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342601 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT VVS Laxman says Graeme Smith's men have a big challenge in the upcoming series against India on their home turf https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342319.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342319.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342319 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zaheer Khan, the Indian left-arm fast bowler, has indicated he won't be fit in time for the upcoming home Test series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andre Nel is contemplating leaving international cricket after being left out of the India-bound Test squad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/342153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/342153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zaheer Khan, India's left-arm fast bowler, will take time to regain full fitness according to Venkatesh Prasad, the bowling coach https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342150.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342150.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342150 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have opted for two left-arm spinners in their 14-man squad for the three-Test series in India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342041.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/342041.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342041 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paddy Upton, India's mental conditioning coach, will arrive in Bangalore on March 21 for talks with Gary Kirsten and Anil Kumble before heading for the four-day Chennai camp with the Indian players starting from March 20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341953.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341953.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341953 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, says he is "worried" about the addition of Paddy Upton to Gary Kirsten's coaching staff https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341558 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly RP Singh and VRV Singh have been passed fit for the upcoming Test series against South Afric https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341547.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341547.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341547 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India are feeling the effects of the three-month long tour to Australia with four of their players, including Sachin Tendulkar, doubtful for the Test series against South Africa, starting on March 26 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341471.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341471.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341471 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT RP Singh has said he will return to action in the Deodhar Trophy from March 14 after recovering from the hamstring injury which ruled him out of the CB series in Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/deodhartrophy/content/story/341440.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/deodhartrophy/content/story/341440.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341440 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The selection of India's Test squad for the home series against South Africa has been postponed from March 9 to March 17. The selectors will now meet in Bangalore instead of Mumbai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble, Wasim Jaffer and VRV Singh were among the players who checked in at the National Cricket Academy for the fitness test ahead of the South Africa series in March https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341286.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341286.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341286 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zaheer Khan, India's left-arm seamer who is currently recovering from injury, is unlikely to be fit for India's first Test against South Africa, starting on March 26 in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/341246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341246 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa face a demanding task of three Tests in three weeks after the itinerary for their tour of India was announced https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/332907.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/332907.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-332907 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT