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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Robin Jackman picks his South African XI of the 1980s https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283900/283913.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135562.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135562.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135562 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's captain, Graeme Smith, has brushed over his team's poor start to their tour of India, and insists that their preparations for Saturday's first Test at Kanpur are coming on fine https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141705.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141705.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141705 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Boeta Dippenaar spoke to the media on a variety of issues after the fourth day's play at Kanpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian board has confirmed that it will appeal to the International Cricket Council against the two-Test ban handed down to Sourav Ganguly on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa came perilously close to defeat against a mixture of India hopefuls on the third day of the opening tour game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141701.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141701.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141701 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis could miss the first Test against India at Kanpur due to a side strain he suffered during the tour game against the Indian Board President's XI https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141694 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The corner-turning moment of the match so far came before the vehicle had even left the garage, let alone made its way to the starting line: on Thursday, Smith had approved Andrew Hall as his opening partner https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141835.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141835.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141835 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dinesh Mongia served a reminder to the national selectors, scoring an unbeaten 135 as the South Africans struggled on the second day of their tour game against the Indian Board President's XI https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sairaj Bahutule bowled valiantly to take 4 for 64 in 31 overs with little support as Smith and Ontong get useful practice https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141655.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141655.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141655 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:02 GMT Sourav Ganguly, India's captain, has been suspended for two Test matches because of India's slow over-rates during the BCCI Platinum Jubilee one-dayer against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sourav Ganguly and Irfan Pathan have been picked in India's 14-man squad to play South Africa in the first Test at Kanpur on November 20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141642.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141642.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141642 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith has warned the Indians that South Africa will employ the same tactics which gave Australia so much success on their tour to India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141616.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141616.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141616 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa are making very positive noises about tour of India, despite a series of well-publicised setbacks in recent weeks https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141514.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141514.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141514 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sridharan Sriram has been picked in the Indian squad that will take on Pakistan at Kolkata in the one-off one-day international being held to celebrate the BCCI's Platinum Jubilee https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141468.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141468.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141468 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robin Peterson replaces injured Charl Langeveldt in squad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141459 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Charl Langeveldt, who yesterday replaced Nicky Boje for the South African squad for their tour of India, has an injury and may himself have to be replaced https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141429.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141429.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141429 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nicky Boje, South Africa's vice-captain, has pulled out of their forthcoming two-Test tour of India, which starts next week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Delhi police, which uncovered the match-fixing scandal when South Africa last toured India, and is still investigating it, has said that it would like to question Nicky Boje if it gets the chance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141365.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141365.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141365 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gerald Majola, the chief executive of the United Cricket Board, has confirmed South Africa's intentions to fulfil their tour of India, although he is still seeking assurances from Delhi Police that Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje will not be https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/143552.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/143552.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-143552 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Boje awaiting guarentee from Delhi police that he will not be prosecuted on arrival in India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141363.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141363.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141363 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Four new faces in South Africa squad to tour India in November https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141366.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141366.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141366 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa has confirmed that its 14-man squad to tour India in November will include five black players https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142773.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142773.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142773 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "The pressure would be too much for him to travel to India." https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142702.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142702.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142702 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At least four or five black cricketers could be selected for South Africa's Test tour to India next month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142679.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142679.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142679 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gibbs and Boje likey to skip tour over match fixing investigations by Delhi Police https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142615.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142615.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142615 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daryll Cullinan likely to come out of retirement and tour India next month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142598.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142598.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142598 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ray Jennings makes his intentions clear before taking charge https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's tour to India will not be affected by the alleged Delhi police interest in questioning Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje over their links with match-fixing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142342.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142342.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142342 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Board of Control for Cricket in India had approached the Delhi Police asking for its stand on the thorny issue of questioning Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje should they come on South Africa's tour of India in November https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/143675.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/143675.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-143675 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nicky Boje and Herschelle Gibbs have answered and returned the questionnaires sent by the Delhi Police as part of ongoing investigations into match-fixing and corruption during the 1999-2000 South Africa tour of India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The revelations that Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje had been sent a list of questions by Indian police as part of the ongoing investigation into allegations of match-fixing has again raised doubts over the participation on the tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/142341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonty Rhodes, the former South Africa Test player, has turned down an offer from India's National Cricket Academy to be a fielding consultant https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/135927.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/135927.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135927 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'Being a pivotal player in helping the squad deliver is very motivating' https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/135713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/135713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135713 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The series may have been lost in the end, but South Africa's tour of India was an important learning experience - both on and off the field - that will reap benefits further down the line https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135635 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Contrary to reports appearing in a section of the media, Harbhajan Singh's bowling action is not under the microscope, Cricinfo has reliably learned https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/135625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/135625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonty Rhodes has admitted that England have a good chance of winning the forthcoming Test series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/135624.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/135624.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135624 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Australian batsmen and bowlers continue to climb up the charts in the PwC ratings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The mixed bag of results this home season could prove to be a spur in the long run, a gentle reminder to the team that though much distance has been traversed, there are many more miles to go https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135621.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan admires Kumble's competitive spirit https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135594 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumble operated in millimeters and experimented in very narrow tolerance limits https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135593.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135593.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135593 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reporters, I imagine, attach the same significance to their debut Test matches as cricketers do, and treasure their memories with emotion and nostalgia for the rest of their lives in cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135592.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135592.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135592 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the exception of cantankerous old men tormented by jealousy and blinded by nostalgia, most of us recognise that we live in a golden age of spin bowling https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135591.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135591.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135591 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India completed a comfortable eight-wicket win against South Africa after Harbhajan Singh's 7 for 87, left then with an eminently attainable target of 117 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sourav Ganguly has been fined 30% of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct during the second Test against South Africa at Kolkata https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135568.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135568.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135568 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At the press conference after the fourth day's play, John Wright said that the result of the Kolkata Test would now depend on how well India played https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135563.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135563.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135563 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ask any Indian supporter when the turning point of the game arrived andhe'll have little doubt https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh exploited a wearing pitch superbly, taking 4 for 58, as South Africa struggled to 172 for 5 at close of play on the fourth day at Kolkata, an overall lead of only 66 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135539.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/135539.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135539 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The captains of nine Test-playing nations have jointly released a statement in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS to coincide with World Aids today on December 1 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142068.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142068.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142068 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonty Rhodes, in India for some promotional and charity work, gave a press conference at the end of the third day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid hopes to extend India's lead © Getty Images Ray Jennings threw a few punches at the post-day press conference on day three, in a move that may soon come to be known as the Jennings counterattack https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142064.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142064.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142064 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the series at stake, South Africa's bowlers summoned up reserves of grit and discipline that they have often lacked in recent forays abroad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No single detail about a Test match immediately reveals so much about the game as the look of the field - that is, the way the nine fielders available to the bowler are placed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's batsmen struggled against some disciplined South African bowling on the third day of the second Test at Kolkata but managed to secure a 54-run lead https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142053 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Discussions at the post-day press conference on day two revolved aroundthe merits of the different approaches to batting seen from South Africaand India, a difference that was starkly emphasized by Virender Sehwag'srattling innings in the afternoon https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142038.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142038.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142038 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the afternoon of the first day of the Kolkata Test there appeared amoment that will surely find its way into all future histories of SouthAfrican cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142031.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142031.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142031 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A masterful 82 not out by Virender Sehwag put India in command of the Kolkata Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142019.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142019.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142019 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A great innings can often be compared to a magnificent edifice, with runs the building blocks and slices of luck the thin lines of cement https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sunday was the first day of the rest of Jacques Kallis' life https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sunday was the first day of the rest of Jacques Kallis' life https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142008.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142008.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142008 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The loss of five wickets for 227 notwithstanding, Graeme Smith soundedpositive at the post-day press conference https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142005 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eden Gardens was the venue where South Africa played their first one-dayer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142004.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/142004.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142004 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis helped South Africa overcome a wobbly start and went on to make his first Test century against India at Kolkata https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sourav Ganguly was relieved to be cleared to play in the Kolkata Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141987.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141987.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141987 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Frustrated in equal measure by South Africa's obdurate batsmen and by a benign pitch at Kanpur, Sourav Ganguly's Indian team, overwhelming favourites before the series, are under pressure to produce a win in the final Test of the series, at the Eden https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ray Jennings, the South African coach, talks to Wisden Cricinfo about the road to recovery and the unique challenges that confront South African cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/136287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/136287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's disappointing run in both Tests and one-day internationals this season has increased speculation that a change of coach might be imminent, and John Wright, the current coach, did nothing to quash those rumours when speaking to reporters in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141980.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141980.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141980 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indians are under pressure to win at Kolkata after a disappointing result at Kanpur, but the curator at the Eden Gardens has denied that he received any specific instructions to prepare a dustbowl for the second Test, which starts on November 28 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141971.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141971.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141971 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sourav Ganguly was lost for words in trying to describe the effect such dead wickets have on a team's performance, after the Kanpur Test had petered out into a dull draw https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141934.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141934.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141934 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A man armed with a revolver was arrested by Kanpur police on the last day of the first Test between India and South Africa at Green Park https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa will undoubtedly leave Green Park the happier of the two sides after a mind-numbingly tedious game illuminated only by the incandescence of Virender Sehwag's strokeplay https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141931.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141931.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141931 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian selectors have named an unchanged 14-man squad for the second Test against South Africa in Kolkata from November 28 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141923.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141923.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141923 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gerald de Kock was one peeved communications officer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As expected, the Kanpur Test petered out to a draw with the South African top order gaining some useful batting practice on the final day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141915.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141915.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141915 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian police have arrested five bookmakers involved in an illegal betting racket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141906.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141906.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141906 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ajit Wadekar, the former Indian captain and coach, feels that too much is being made of the quality of pitches used for Test matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141905.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141905 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A dozen years ago South Africa were a team with few stars, and only one man who knew anything at all about playing Test cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141903.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141903.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141903 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This has been a Test match of two pitches - one for Virender Sehwag, and one for everybody else https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141901.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141901.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141901 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag lit up a day of otherwise unattractive cricket as the batsmen struggled on the sluggish pitch, caught between looking out for runs and keeping watch for the ones that stayed low https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South African cricket is going through a period of transition, and Gerald Majola, the chief executive of the United Cricket Board, is at the helm of the transformation process https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141884 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although Anil Kumble picked up six wickets in the first innings, he had to toil hard to pierce South Africa's dogged batting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141883.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141883.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141883 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir got India off to a great start as they finished the third day on 185 without loss https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141864.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141864.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141864 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a summer and autumn of discontent, India's cricket team can put their feet up this evening, safe in the knowledge that the opening-batting conundrum appears to be nearer a solution - on placid home pitches at least https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141881.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141881.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141881 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Quotes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141858.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141858.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141858 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hardships, misery, struggle: Thami Tsolekile has seen all that https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141857.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141857.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141857 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the day wore on, you wondered whether it would have made the slightest bit of difference if right-wing vandals - who desecrated the Wankhede Stadium pitch in 1999 to kill off hopes of an India-Pakistan Test being played there - and their pick-axes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141856.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141856.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141856 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Hall's maiden Test century - a superb 163 - kept India's bowlers at bay on the second day of the first Test at Kanpur and took South Africa to 459 for 7 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The thinking behind three spinners It was not an easy call but Sourav [Ganguly] felt that was best way to get the 20 wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Hall is mostly remembered either for his valiant 99 at Headingley in 2003 or for surviving a shooting from point-blank range https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141836 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Guileful slow bowling and attractive shotmaking have been the leitmotifs of Indian cricket since the halcyon days of Palwankar Baloo and CK Nayudu, but there have been times when the adherence to tradition has prevented the national side from https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Aisa koi saga nahin, jisko hamne thaga nahin.' (There is no relative whom we haven't conned); `Badnam kulfi.' (Infamous kulfi) https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141830.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141830.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141830 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India took on South Africa in the first game of their two-Test series at Kanpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141823.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141823.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141823 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For both India and South Africa, this is an opportunity to reverse a slump in form https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141803.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shivkumar Yadav had no aspirations or training to be a curator as he was growing up but now, in his mid-thirties, he finds himself in charge of the Green Park pitch at Kanpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141778.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141778.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141778 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sourav Ganguly is free to play in the first Test against South Africa at Kanpur, which starts on Saturday (Nov 20), after the ICC decided that it was impractical for the appeal against his two-match ban to be heard before the match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141775 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Smith and Ray Jennings speak out ahead of South Africa's first Test at Kanpur against India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141774 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid and John Wright speak about the pitch at Kanpur ahead of India's first Test against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141762.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141762.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141762 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis appears certain to play in the first Test match against India, which starts in Kanpur on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/141761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian board has confirmed that it will appeal to the International Cricket Council against the two-Test ban handed down to Sourav Ganguly on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141686.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/141686.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-141686 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa, who are scheduled to hop over for two Tests after the Australian tour is over, have threatened to pull out of their tour of India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/143531.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/143531.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-143531 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's been a long wait, but for Shaun Pollock, the South African allrounder, it's been well worth it https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/138085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/138085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT