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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Harbhajan Singh, the India offspinner, has said he used Graeme Swann as an example of how to bowl on wickets in South Africa during India's recent drawn Test series there https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126300/126327.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/500878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/500878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-500878 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The high cost of broadcasting rights has created greater pressure on cricket broadcasters to generate revenue through ad sales, a top official of the organisation owning the Ten Cricket channel has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127600/127648.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/498477.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/498477.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498477 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has said that the bowling in the end overs and the late-order hitting of Yusuf Pathan have been the big positives for India to come out of the ODI series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/498048.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/498048.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498048 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yusuf Pathan launched the sort of assault that has made him a rich man to ensure it wasn't all one-way in Centurion but it wasn't enough to prevent South Africa from snatching the series with a 33-run victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127500/127540.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India search for a maiden series win against a tenacious South Africa who have fought back despite threatening to implode in each of the four one-dayers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127400/127428.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT JP Duminy orchestrated a fightback which hauled South Africa to a challenging total before India's batsmen, barring Virat Kohli, folded on a sluggish Port Elizabeth pitch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127400/127427.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497680.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497680.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497680 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India captain MS Dhoni says the performance of Harbhajan Singh and the part-time spinners has been a big positive that has come out of the on-going ODI series in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127000/127023.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497598.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497598.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497598 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth ODI between South Africa and India in Port Elizabeth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127100/127152.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497575.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497575.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497575 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Albie Morkel, the South Africa allrounder, has replaced batsman David Miller in the squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs against India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104500/104529.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497497.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497497.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497497 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two matches, two close defeats, crucial mistakes in the final stages of both matches. South Africa have to be hurting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127300/127316.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yusuf Pathan swung the game India's way with three brutal shots and Harbhajan Singh sealed a close win with two sixes, to give India a 2-1 lead in the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127300/127304.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Corrie van Zyl believes that the heartbreak at Wanderers on Saturday can be turned around into a positive if taken in the right way https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127100/127173.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497190.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497190.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497190 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between South Africa and India in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123400/123490.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497156.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/497156.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497156 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa only needed 39 runs to win, and with five wickets in hand it should have been a doddle, but they tripped over their long tail and gave Wanderers it's most thrilling finish since the 438 game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127100/127169.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496925.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496925.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496925 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India have pulled out a win out of nowhere to level the series 1-1, but their task of winning the series has become more difficult with Sachin Tendulkar has become the fourth first-choice player to return to India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127100/127178.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa made a mess of what should have been a comfortable chase of a below-par total at Wanderers, stumbling in the batting Powerplay and then sinking to a dispiriting defeat in a thrilling finish https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127100/127169.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Miller has played in 12 ODIs and averages 26.50, slightly more than Kallis did at the same stage, but has not set the stage alight as much as was expected https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117500/117584.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496774 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni says India's batsmen need to improve their shot selection but must also look to score quickly in the second ODI against South Africa at the Wanderers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496772.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496772.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496772 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Next month's World Cup could end up being a three-way race between the top teams in Test cricket, Duncan Fletcher, the former England coach and currently South Africa's batting consultant, has said https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/496766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/496766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second ODI between South Africa and India in Johannesburg https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126900/126982.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496692.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496692.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496692 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's fast bowlers blew India away for 154 after AB de Villiers and JP Duminy had set up a 290-run chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127000/127022.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Playing ODIs in South Africa is a unique challenge. The pitches offer good bounce and aid stroke-play, while the outfields are rarely large or slow, but there is enough seam movement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126900/126960.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496339.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496339 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between South Africa and India in Durban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126900/126977.7.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496336.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496336.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496336 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa captain Graeme Smith says he has always dreamed of having an attacking spinner like Imran Tahir in his side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126900/126976.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ODI series is yet to begin, but Praveen Kumar has become India's third first-choice ODI player to board a flight back home https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126900/126921.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In Makhaya Ntini's farewell game, it was Rohit Sharma and Morne van Wyk, two players who weren't supposed to be there, who shone brightest https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126900/126906.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496109 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Morne van Wyck hit a cultured half-century but it was Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina who helped India post a winning score on a low, slow pitch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126900/126908.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/496063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Playing a single Twenty20 between a Test and ODI series makes it hard for the players to adjust to the format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126800/126838.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495957.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the only Twenty20 between South Africa and India at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111800/111815.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495954.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495954.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495954 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith, South Africa captain, felt that he had the time but not the conditions to bowl India out on the last day of the deciding Test in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni, while conceding this was a really good chance of registering that elusive series win in South Africa, said he wasn't bitterly disappointed. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495723 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Imran Tahir, the legspinner who was recently granted South African citizenship, has been included in the squad for the ODI series against India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112981.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495659.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495659.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495659 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An insipid performance from India's bowlers on the fourth day had broken their aspirations of a maiden Test series victory in South Africa but, on the fifth, the batsmen ensured they achieved at least a draw for the first time in the country https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126700/126772.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495639.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495639 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan rued the lack of support from the seamers on the fourth day of the Newlands Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495563.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495563.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495563 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sreesanth, the India fast bowler, has been fined 10% of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day's play at Newlands https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126600/126655.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495552.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495552.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495552 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir will bat for India on the fifth day at Newlands, but he has been ruled out of the ODI series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126600/126633.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis was immense, for the second time in this deciding Test, and his strength of will and mastery of technique dragged South Africa out of danger https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126700/126725.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495461.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495461.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495461 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh may have struggled with his bowling over the last year, but when it comes to a scrap, you want him in your corner https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495392.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495392.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495392 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa plan on making sure they get enough runs on the board to avoid losing, and only then will think about setting India a target https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126600/126658.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495390.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495390.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495390 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Steyn continued his hostility after tea, taking two wickets to complete his 16th five-wicket haul, but it was Morne Morkel who got the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar and hastened the end of the Indian innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126600/126644.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis showed once again why he is South Africa's leading man with the bat, making 161 out of his team's total of 362 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495244.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495244.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495244 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis' participation in the remainder of the Cape Town Test is likely to be restricted to batting in the second innings, if absolutely necessary https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126500/126598.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495216.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495216.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495216 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis produced the innings of the series to prevent India from taking a grip on the deciding Test at Newlands https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126500/126591.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Newlands pitch is "more challenging for the batsmen than it is for the fielding team," Hashim Amla said at the end of the opening day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126500/126546.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495082 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis, the most resolute of South Africans, manned the frontline and three consecutive half-century partnerships ensured the hosts edged ahead in the fight for the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126500/126547.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495006.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/495006.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495006 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith has said South Africa are expecting a "tense Test" in the series decider against India that starts on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494935.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494935.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494935 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the third Test between South Africa and India, at Newlands in Cape Town https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126400/126471.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494906.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494906.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494906 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The third Test between South Africa and India will be played "on a good pitch that will last five days," Evan Flint, the Newlands groundsman told ESPNcricinfo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110600/110697.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494860.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494860.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494860 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT VVS Laxman ranks Durban "up there" with the best wins of his career, especially because on the first day the batsmen had to counter "one of the most challenging wickets I have played on in my career". https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126400/126476.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494810 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag has been rested from the one-day series in South Africa due to a shoulder injury, but he will play in the deciding Test in Cape Town starting Sunday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124100/124101.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has once again called for the ICC to establish uniformity in the use of the UDRS https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126400/126401.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494655.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494655.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494655 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In typical fashion, MS Dhoni has sought to downplay the Durban win, saying this win is as special as ones that came in Kanpur, Eden Gardens or anywhere else https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494654.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494654.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494654 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has said their batting cost them victory in the second Test against India in Durban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126300/126317.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494644.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494644.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494644 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla's good form has brought him a recall to South Africa's 12-man squad for the one-off Twenty20 international against India in Durban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123700/123795.7.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494595.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494595.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494595 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India emphasised that they are poor travellers no more by pulling off a series-levelling win in Durban, where they had suffered one of their worst Test defeats in 1996 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126400/126456.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494593.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494593.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494593 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The contest between the two top teams in the world is heating up, and some of it is boiling over, with Paul Harris alleging that Sreesanth must have said something personal for Graeme Smith to react the way he did https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126400/126418.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Durban Test continued to be a cracker, with the game see-sawing on the third day before bad light ended play with both teams level https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126400/126403.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494434.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494434.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494434 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh said though there was extra bounce in the Kingsmead wicket, it also took precise bowling in fast-scoring conditions to succeed as a bowler https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126300/126327.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494354.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494354.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494354 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT AB de Villiers offered no excuses after South Africa were bundled out for 131 in their first innings against India in Durban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126300/126329.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A Kingsmead-record 18 wickets went down on a wildly fluctuating second day on which India clawed their way back into contention in the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126300/126348.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494265.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494265.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494265 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT VVS Laxman says anything above 250 will be a good total since he expects the Kingsmead pitch not to flatten out the way the one in Centurion did https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126200/126294.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India batted marginally better than they did on the first day in Centurion, but another exhibition of top-class fast bowling from Dale Steyn put South Africa in charge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126200/126283.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The day before arguably India's biggest Test of 2010, Ms Dhoni said India treats every Test the same, and is focused on taking care of the small things https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126100/126199.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494039.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494039.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494039 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa are unlikely to go into the second Test against India in Durban with all-pace attack, according to coach Corrie van Zyl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126076.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir is not a sure starter for the crucial Boxing Day Test in Durban. He was hit on his left hand, around the knuckles area, and it has swollen a bit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126069.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between South Africa and India in Durban https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123900/123907.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494026.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/494026.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494026 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With only 14 South Africans have more caps than him, Hashim Amla - who will play his 50th Test in Durban - is focused on the next game, albeit for different reasons https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126100/126194.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493958.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493958.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493958 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten has said he trusts his bowling unit, bolstered by the return of a fit and eager Zaheer Khan, to prove the critics wrong https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126055.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493910.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493910.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493910 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have struggled at Kingsmead, beating India in 2006 but suffering big defeats at the hands of Australia and England more recently https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110700/110700.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The sun has made a welcome appearance in Durban but Wilson Ngobese, the chief groundsman at Kingsmead, doesn't want to predict too much about the nature of the pitch for the Boxing Day Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102600/102616.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493779.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493779.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493779 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India have named a full-strength squad for the ODI and Twenty20 series in South Africa, which is their last international limited-overs assignment before the 2011 World Cup begins in February https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/91400/91492.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493663.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493663.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493663 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith paid tribute to his team for a "dominant performance" after their innings-and-25-run win over India in the first Test in Centurion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126070.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493593.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493593.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493593 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has come down hard on his bowlers after India started yet another tour with a demoralising defeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493588.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493588.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493588 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the post-match presentation, Zaheer Khan bowled a spell on the same pitch that the Test was played on, along with Ishant Sharma. MS Dhoni confirmed that he was fit, and would play the second Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125900/125964.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493581.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493581.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493581 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith expected more of a fight from India on the final morning, and was surprised at how easily the last two wickets came https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126100/126150.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493570.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493570.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493570 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Once the players woke up to sunny skies in Centurion, it was only a matter of time before South Africa took the final two wickets that stood between them and a 1-0 lead in the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493554.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493554.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493554 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twitter reactions to Sachin Tendulkar becoming the first batsman to make 50 Test centuries https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493439.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493439.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493439 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When strong winds and storm clouds forced the players off SuperSport Park late on the fourth day, South Africa were on the verge of winning a Test they had dominated entirely https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126100/126127.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir has said the wicket in Centurion has become good for batting and India has the quality to save the Test match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126073.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis says he is relieved to have finally got a double-century in Tests, and is particularly pleased it came against the world's best Test team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126079.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If the Indians thought they had hit rock bottom on the opening day, they were in for the most unbelievable of shocks as they crashed through that bottom and continued their free-fall https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126050.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493221.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493221.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493221 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alviro Petersen was driving confidently in the morning session and looked set to continue in that vein. If he had, it would have gone a long way in cementing an opening slot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126003.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493077.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493077.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493077 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At the end of the second day, with India falling hopelessly behind, Rahul Dravid didn't promise to show "what batting actually means", but said India believed they could get out of this rut https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis reached 100 faster than he has ever done in Tests and Hashim Amla pushed his Test average against India this year beyond 600 as South Africa ended the day 230 ahead with eight wickets remaining https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126010.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493011.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/493011.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493011 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Thursday, at SuperSport Park in Centurion, Morkel and Steyn exacted a carefully planned revenge for the pain inflicted on them by the Indian batting in Kolkata earlier in the year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492932.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492932.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492932 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh says his team was well-prepared for the series, but not for the damp pitch where the toss was vital, where the ball seamed and nipped around, and where a few stopped on the batsmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125900/125969.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492925.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492925.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492925 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With Virender Sehwag gone, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel gave India a South African welcome - one that involved tenderizing gloves, bruising bodies and the smell of lacquer and leather https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125900/125959.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492868.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492868.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492868 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wet weather has delayed the start of the first Test between South Africa and India in Centurion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125900/125936.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492848.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492848.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492848 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar has singled out early acclimatisation to the South African weather as key to India's performance on the tour, ahead of the first Test in Centurion on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125800/125883.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492822.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492822.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492822 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The weather is set to have a vital part to play in India's first Test against South Africa in Centurion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125900/125915.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492782.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492782.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492782 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, believes that India are the team with a point to prove going into the three-Test series starting in Centurion on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125900/125917.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492773.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492773.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492773 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between South Africa and India in Centurion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125800/125889.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492753.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492753.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492753 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zaheer Khan could miss the first Test against South Africa due to a hamstring injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125900/125911.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The series has been dubbed a contest between South African bowling and Indian batting. For Morne Morkel, the crux of that battle will be between the openers on both sides of that equation https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492604.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492604.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492604 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the two teams evenly matched in almost every department, it's hard to predict how this series will turn out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125800/125894.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492599.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492599.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492599 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India are the number one ranked side in Test cricket, and a side with that label has always overcome South Africa on their own turf. South Africa must feel as though they have a real chance to turn that around this time. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124900/124986.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India know that all the hard work of the last two to three years could come to nought if they lose comprehensively in South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124900/124968.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492048.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/492048.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492048 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni is not known to pay history too much heed. Here, in South Africa for an all-important tour, Dhoni is insisting his team should stay in the present https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125800/125853.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/491977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/491977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491977 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There was cause for concern for India with Zaheer Khan choosing to go through just fitness drills due to what seems like a hamstring injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124100/124169.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/491972.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/491972.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491972 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have left out offspinner Johan Botha, left-arm seamer Wayne Parnell and batsman JP Duminy from their squad for the first Test against India in Centurion that begins on December 16 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124900/124987.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/491948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/story/491948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT