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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The furore over match referee Mike Denness' judgements on Sachin Tendulkar and five other Indian cricketers has emerged in the Indian parliament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108185.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108185.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108185 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket has always been a sport that has conjured up images of fair play and basic decency https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/108173.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/108173.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108173 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The International Cricket Council has turned down India's request to replace Mike Denness as match referee for the third and final Test match betwen South Africa and India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108172.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108172.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108172 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Allegations that India's favourite son tampered with the ball in the second Test against South Africa at Port Elisabeth have been met with widespread anger https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh introduced himself to South Africa in the most emphatic manner at Supersport Park on Wednesday night, ripping the heart out of the home team's batting to set up a 41-victory for India in the third game of the Standard Bank One-Day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India tucked the first win of their South African tour into their kit coffins when they beat the Nicky Oppenheimer XI by five wickets in a gentle stroll at Randjesfontein on Monday.The Indians moved comfortably to victory after the home team had https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Given the circumstances it was almost inevitable that the cricket would be overshadowed by all that had gone before https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar has been found guilty of ball tampering and given a suspended ban from Test cricket. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108107.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108107.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108107 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rain foreshortened the fourth day of the five-day game between South Africa and India at Centurion on Monday, raising the possibility that this contentious match - and the 2001 tour by India - could reach a soggy finale on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A fresh row erupted at SuperSport Park on Sunday, overshadowing a thunderous century from Shaun Pollock as South Africa carried their first innings to 566 for eight on the third day of the five-day match against India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106813.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106813.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106813 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At a media briefing today at Lord's, ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed announced that an agreement had been reached with the BCCI over the Mohali Test, due to start Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107027.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107027.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107027 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT © CricInfo © CricInfo The Indian team is due to leave for India on Thursday evening but it seems there is trouble brewing on more than one front https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106974.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106974.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106974 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The abject surrender of the Indians at Centurion has once again proved that our team are tigers only at home https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106961.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106961.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106961 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacques Kallis missed out on the Man of the Series award that went to his Western Province team-mate Herschelle Gibbs in the recently concluded India-South Africa series, but there is a quiet air about the dependable cricketer that augurs well for https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT © CricInfo © CricInfo Herschelle Gibbs and Javagal Srinath were the outstanding performers for the two sides in the recent India-South Africa series that concluded at Centurion Park on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106915.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106915.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106915 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's 2001 tour of South Africa came to an end four overs after lunch on the final day of what, at this stage anyway, remains an unofficial Test match - a five-day international friendly, if you will https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former West Indian Test captain and ICC match referee Clive Lloyd said on Monday that cricket's authorities could and should have found a way around the Mike Denness controversy, which would have allowed the final match in the South Africa-India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106856.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106856.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106856 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Friday evening, at the end of the first day of this non-Test, South Africa captain Shaun Pollock described it as a "practice match" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106789 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:16 GMT The International Cricket Council has criticised South Africa and India forgoing ahead with their match in Centurion without official ICC match referee Mike Denness https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108242.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108242.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108242 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa captain Shaun Pollock acknowledged that what took place at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday was not Test cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108240.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108240.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108240 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC as always has shown how reluctant it is to take any kind ofaction based on reason or fair play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108228.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108228.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108228 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Speculation that South Africa might lose the right to host the 2003 World Cup as a result of the country siding with India in the Mike Denness affair is groundless, a top United Cricket Board official said on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/108220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/108220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jagmohan Dalmiya, issued a statement saying that the International Cricket Council cannot de-recognise the India-South Africa 'Test' that is due to start at Centurion on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108217.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108217.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108217 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The United Cricket Board of South Africa has been placed in an extremely difficult position regarding the staging of the third Castle Lager/MTN Test match at SuperSport Park, Centurion, from tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/108207.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/108207.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108207 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a move that could have serious repercussions for international cricket, South Africa and India have told the International Cricket Council and match referee Mike Denness that the third Test at SuperSport Park on Friday will go ahead without him https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Though the 1971 series victory in England was both notable and historic, there was an element of luck involved in it https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108202.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108202.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108202 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT United Cricket Board chief executive Gerald Majola has denied saying that the third Test match between South Africa and India will go ahead on Friday on the basis of assurances given him by Indian cricket officials https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108197.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108197.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108197 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian cricket, in the ultimate analysis, may owe Mike Denness a deep sense of gratitude https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT United Cricket Board chief executive Gerald Majola has denied saying that the third Test match between South Africa and India will go ahead on Friday on the basis of assurances given him by Indian cricket officials https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108195.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108195.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108195 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The United Cricket Board of South Africa has made every effort to ensure that the third Castle Lager / MTN Test match at Centurion goes ahead successfully https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/108176.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/108176.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108176 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's cricket authorities have appealed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to go ahead with the third Test match which is due to start at SuperSport Park on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108175.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108175.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108175 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The International Cricket Council will not overrule match referee Mike Denness' decision to fine and impose a suspended ban on Sachin Tendulkar for ball-tampering in the second Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108163.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian team really seems to have little faith in their collective ability; with a positive frame of mind, the stars in the batting line-up would have had no problems handling the pace attack of South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108154.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108154.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108154 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australian captain Steve Waugh has today defended match referee Mike Denness' decision to fine and place a suspended Test ban on Indian star Sachin Tendulkar. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/108147.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/108147.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108147 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leaving Mike Denness for one moment, India finally discovered reserves of application and resolve to hold out for a draw in the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa at St George's Park on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108134.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108134.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108134 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a press conference held late today, the BCCI have expressed their unhappiness at the decisions of ICC match referee Mike Denness https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108131 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa will support https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108130.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108130.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108130 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pressure continued to mount on Jonty Rhodes to make himself available again for Test cricket even as South Africa named an unchanged squad of 12 for the third and final Castle Lager/MTN Test match against India starting at SuperSport Park on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108128.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108128.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108128 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar to serve a suspended sentence https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 1 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/108118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/108118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a press conference that rapidly degenerated into a forum for journalists to vent their grievances about the media-unfriendly policies of the UCB, justifications and evidence for Match Referee Mike Denness' actions against six Indian players was https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108116.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108116.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108116 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Henry Denness was appointed ICC match referee in 1995-96 and, since then, has officiated in 11 Tests and 32 one-day internationals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/108114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108114 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT International Cricket Council match referee Mike Denness confirmed the punishments handed down to six Indian Test players relating to incidents in the second Test match against South Africa in Port Elizabeth, but refused to elaborate on his decisions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108113 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India may have one important, if unpredictable, ally in their bid to save the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa at St George's Park on Tuesday - the unsettled Eastern Cape weather https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar will learn on Monday evening whether any disciplinary action is to be taken against him following a hearing held by match referee Mike Denness before play on the fourth day of the second Castle Lager/MTN Test between South Africa and https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108088.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108088.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108088 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Javagal Srinath was the only real silver lining in the cloud, and hisbowling in this Test was probably his best https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108076 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India seem to be hurtling towards yet another defeat at St https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108072.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108072.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108072 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Never a batsman prone to wild abandon, Jacques Kallis slowly, steadily but ever so surely dragged the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match away from India on the third day at St George's Park on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108070.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108070.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108070 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Sourav Ganguly is suffering the fate of all those captains who are caught up in a spate of ill fortune https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India were spared the embarrassment of having to follow on on the second day of the second Castle Lager/MTN Test at St George's Park on Saturday, but that was about all the tourists could be thankful for as South Africa took control of the match and, https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108053 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Herschelle Gibbs played a lone hand at St George's Park on Friday, making 155 not out out of South Africa's 237 for five on the first day of the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match after India had asked the home team to bat first https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108026.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108026.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108026 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT With less than 24 hours to go before the start of the crucial second Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly narrowed down the candidates to open the batting with Shiv Das to a choice between two - either https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Any Indian fan who has been following the news from the Indian camp during the last few days will have every reason to feel disgusted and demoralised https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For India, the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa starting at St George's Park on Friday is something of a "do-or-die" affair https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107988.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107988.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107988 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A convenient memory is of great help to cricketers as long as they are aware of their shortcomings as well https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107985.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107985.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107985 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An easterly wind blew into Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, shrouding St George's Park in drizzle and driving South Africa into the indoor nets two days ahead of the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107963.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107963.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107963 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The real mystery could lie in the choice of bowlers for the next Test.If the wicket is grassy and seemingly quick, the Indians could beforced to make a choice between the two regular spinners on this tour- Harbhajan or Kumble. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107905.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107905 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Suddenly, the hunter had become the hunted https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107897.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107897.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107897 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The pressure on Boeta Dippenaar to fully establish himself at the highest level mounted on Monday when Northerns Titans left-hander Jacques Rudolph was added to the South African squad for the second Castle Lager/MTN Test match against India starting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India and the South African A team finally gave up their unequal struggle against the elements in East London on Monday by calling off their four-day game on the morning of the third day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107873.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107873.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107873 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For the second day running no play was possible in India's four-day game against the South African A team at Buffalo Park in East London on Sunday, bringing the total number of days lost either to the elements or the conditions by the Indians in the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107860.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107860.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107860 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When a team has so many factors going against them, it is imperativethat nothing is done to weaken the side further https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Besides, what kind of pitch did Wright expect in South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's attempts to get out on the field in between international fixtures were again thwarted in East London on Saturday when the first day's play in the four-day match against a South African A team was called off because of a wet outfield https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107820.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107820.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107820 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India have a chance to regroup and reorganise over the next four days in the sleepy seaside town of East London where the tourists meet a South African A team at Buffalo Park https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107782.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107782.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107782 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ©CricInfo India has yet again lost the first Test of an away series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107772.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107772.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107772 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Still smarting from the nine-wicket loss at Bloemfontein, the Indian team will take the field at Buffalo Park, East London, on Saturday hoping to iron out some glaring flaws in a first-class match against South Africa A https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107770.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107770.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107770 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It seems now that the selectors' decision to pick two wicket-keepers, which appeared foolish and unwarranted initially, has paid unexpected dividends https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107760.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107760.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107760 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins captain Dale Benkenstein has been selected to replace the injured HD Ackerman (shoulder injury) as captain of the South Africa 'A' team to play against India in their tour match in East London this weekend https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/107758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/107758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India let slip a golden opportunity to write a new chapter in their cricketing history at Bloemfontein https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid volunteering to open the batting meant that VirenderSehwag could be accommodated in the side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daryll Cullinan has been given an unexpected opportunity to reclaim his Test match place with a late inclusion in the South African A team which meets India over four days starting in East London on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107702.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107702.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107702 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Pollock was grinning from ear to ear after his side had thumped India by nine wickets in the first Test at Goodyear Park on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After three days of wonderfully entertaining cricket in the first Castle Lager/MTN Test match, India folded up on the fourth day as South Africa swept to a nine-wicket victory and, almost certainly, a considerable psychological advantage in the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107669.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107669.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107669 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fourth day's play will decide the outcome of this Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The third day's play at Bloemfontein has seen the Indian bowlers put up a much-improved display https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107649 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three days into the first Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa, India found themselves far enough off the pace to have to treat the last six sessions of the game with some suspicion https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107637.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107637.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107637 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Many are convinced that Sachin Tendulkar has not yet hit his peak.Ravi Shastri has no doubt Tendulkar will be unstoppable in the nextfour years. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT So much, someone noted, for being a bowler-friendly pitch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107615.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107615.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107615 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The floodlights were turned on for the last hour at Goodyear Park on Saturday, but the glow that suffused the first day of the first Castle Lager/MTN Test came largely from a majestic Sachin Tendulkar century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107601.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107601.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107601 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There were never many openers in the first place https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107585.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107585.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107585 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Pollock and Sourav Ganguly are face to face to each other in morethan one respect https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107582.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107582.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107582 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India, by contrast, have had their preparations disrupted, they have yet tosettle on an opening pair and they seem very likely to attempt to play theseries with only four bowlers, two of whom will be the spinners Anil Kumbleand Harbhajan Singh. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107544.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107544.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107544 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A diagnosis by Dr Joe de Beer, a shoulder specialist practicing in Cape Town, has cleared Dravid to play in the forthcoming three-Test series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107522.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107522.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107522 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Charl Langeveldt has been released from the South African squad for the first Castle Lager/MTN Test match against India in Bloemfontein starting on Saturday and will be available to play for Boland in their Western Cape derby against Western Province https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109486.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109486.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109486 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's ill-fated three-day game against a President's XI in Chatsworth was finally put out of its misery early on Wednesday morning after yet another inspection revealed the ground was still as soggy, if not soggier, than it had been on Monday. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's ill-fated three-day game against a President's XI in Chatsworth was finally put out of its misery early on Wednesday morning after yet another inspection revealed was still as soggy, if not soggier, than it had been on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109474.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109474.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109474 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fiasco of India's three-day tour game against a President's XI in Chatsworth took a new twist on Tuesday when a statement from the KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union officially abandoning the game was contradicted https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109455.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109455.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109455 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT © CricInfo When Rahul Dravid suddenly left for Cape Town on Sunday to have an MRI scan done on his troublesome right shoulder, prophets of doom in the guise of journalists could be seen everywhere at Kingsmead, Durban https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109428.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109428.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109428 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's three-day match against a President's XI at the Chatsworth Oval was officially abandoned on Tuesday morning, throwing the tourists' preparations for the first Test against South Africa which starts in Bloemfontein on Saturday into disarray https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109445 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nicky Boje and Nantie Hayward have been recalled to a South African squad of 12 for the first Test match against India starting at Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein on Saturday November 3 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Too slick, too efficient and simply too well organised, South Africa ran away with the Standard Bank One-Day International Series at Kingsmead on Friday with a six-wicket victory that was every bit as comprehensive as the margin suggests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The prospects of fitting in 100 overs of cricket at Kingsmead today look bleak, but South African coach Graham Ford said on Thursday that the important thing is that his team is switched on and ready to roll their sleeves up whenever they get on the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT What a difference a week makes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Boeta Dippenaar and Charl Langeveldt have been released from the South African one-day squad, trimming an overloaded 15-man party down to a more manageable 13 ahead of the final of the Standard Bank One-Day Series at Kingsmead on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109284 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian selectors on Tuesday named the 16-man squad for the three-match Test series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/109271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/109271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It has been reliably learnt that Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid will don the gloves for the remaining matches of the Standard Bank Triangular Tournament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109260.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109260.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109260 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa swept to an overwhelming 208-run victory over Kenya at Newlands on Monday night, underlining the difference in quality between the two teams, but all is not lost for the Kenyans who meet India in what has effectively become the Standard https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Well, the team is short on allrounders and a wicketkeeper/batsman who is effective under pressure https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109197.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109197.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109197 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South African selectors have retained their 15-man squad for the Standard Bank One-Day International against Kenya at Newlands on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109177.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109177 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT