Sidharth Monga

When great men die, it pours. And South Africans break into song and dance

MS Dhoni, who will captain India for the 50th time in Tests, highlighted the importance of knowing one's limitations and their strengths

Once a crucible for Mahatma Gandhi's philosophies of community living and civil disobedience, Tolstoy Farm is now a desolate place a few kilometres away from the suburb of Lenasia

There's no Tendulkar, and several of this India batting line-up don't have any experience in South Africa, making it a huge challenge against arguably the world's best bowling

Many South Africans battled apartheid by continuing to play cricket during the isolation years, refusing to join teams that were based on policies of segregation

Ray Jennings, the former South Africa coach and the current coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, believes his ward, Virat Kohli, faces a difficult test in South Africa

Duncan Flethcer hardly interacts with anyone except his bosses and the players, and the players have always been full of praise for him without being able to articulate how exactly he helps

India's only practice match on this pocket-sized tour of South Africa has been called off on a warm and sunny day, after a storm on the eve of the match resulted in wet patches on the outfield

The Indian team management has denied a report that they had pulled up the host broadcaster during the Centurion ODI for showing a clip of Virat Kohli getting injured during the first ODI with a caption that said, "Kohli - softened up"

Cheteshwar Pujara and M Vijay are the only two India batsmen to have previously played Tests in South Africa. They don't carry too many scars of defeat either

Zaheer Khan and R Ashwin promise to show a better fight as India prepare for the two-match Test series against South Africa, which begins on December 18

Plays of the day from the third ODI between South Africa and India in Centurion

With a state-of-the-art drainage system, a 12-foot-high tent protecting the pitch and groundsmen working hard day and night, Supersport Park in Centurion has all the resources at its disposal to negotiate a rain threat

AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock scored centuries to rescue South Africa from 28 for 3, before India were spared another big chase by persistent rain

Even if India do not win in Centurion, they have to prove to themselves - even more than the opposition - that they are up for a fight

Dale Steyn doesn't aim to just hit the "right areas" in one-day cricket, he goes out there to attack the batsmen, and the results are there for all to see

AB de Villiers, the South Africa captain, said he expected India to bounce back in the third ODI, after his side beat the visitors by 134 runs to win the second ODI and the series in Durban

MS Dhoni was satisfied by how his bowlers made a comeback from the pasting in Johannesburg and in the first half of this match, but his batsmen left him disappointed this time

Following South Africa's thrashing of India in Durban, Hashim Amla said he it was "embarrassing" to beat Viv Richards' record for the fastest to 4000 runs in ODIs

Plays of the day for the second ODI between South Africa and India at Kingsmead