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South Africa knocked over by wristspin once again

Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav took eight wickets between them to rout the hosts for their lowest total at home

04-Feb-2018•The Report by Firdose Moonda

'I don't see any difficulties in batting at No. 4' - Rahane

India are running with Ajinkya Rahane in the middle order because he does well on quick pitches, the kind that will be in use for the 2019 World Cup

03-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

South Africa face stern wristspin test, without their bulwarks

In the absence of AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis, South Africa will have to find a way to get past Virat Kohli and India to prevent the series from drifting away

03-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

Aiden Markram to fill in as South Africa's ODI captain

The appointment has been made with Vision 2019 - South Africa's plan for the World Cup in England - and beyond in mind

03-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Centurion

India 'surprised' at dampness on Wanderers pitch on final day

A team source told ESPNcricinfo that the pitch on day four was the flattest out of all the days of the Test, which didn't make sense to them; the dampness, they felt, was extraordinary and helped bind the track

02-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

$Du Plessis out of India series with fractured finger$

Du Plessis out of India series with fractured finger

Batsman Farhaan Behardien has been added to South Africa's squad as a replacement, while Heinrich Klaasen comes in as a back-up wicketkeeper given AB de Villiers' injury

02-Feb-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shastri backs decision to field Rohit, Ishant in Centurion

"In 2017, Rohit was averaging more than 200 in Tests and had scored around 1200-odd runs in ODIs," Shastri said. "So, what does the team tell him? Your runs don't matter because that's how it works?"

02-Feb-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

We needed 300, unfair to blame bowlers - du Plessis

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said that while the pitch offered assistance for the spinners, South Africa's batsmen needed to adapt better and string together partnerships

02-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Durban

Wise Kuldeep not scared to take his chances

For a spinner in only his 15th ODI, the thought process Kuldeep showed was wise beyond the years, but it also takes a lot of guts to do that

02-Feb-2018•Sidharth Monga in Durban

Newlands prepares to host Australia Test despite drought

Club cricket has been called off this season in Cape Town, but there seems to be no threat to internationals for now. And work is on to make Newlands' water supply independent of the municipal supply

01-Feb-2018•Firdose Moonda

Kohli 112 bests du Plessis 120 as India go 1-0 up

A difficult chase of 270 ended up being straightforward thanks to a mighty Virat Kohli century and solid contribution from Ajinkya Rahane at No. 4

01-Feb-2018•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

'Rahane a strong candidate for No. 4' - Kohli

On quicker pitches, in conditions similar to England where the 2019 World Cup will be played, Ajinkya Rahane can fit in to India's set-up as an opener or a middle-order batsman

31-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Durban

South Africa put World Cup over short-term goals

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and coach Ottis Gibson are eager to try as many players as possible - even if it results in a few losses - in the lead up to the showpiece event in England

31-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda

India sense ODI opportunity in de Villiers' absence

Despite having dominated much of the Tests, South Africa will have to contend with a confident ODI team, without their best player in the format

31-Jan-2018•The Preview by Firdose Moonda

Think two steps ahead in ODIs, unlike in Tests - Rohit

Going into this six-ODI series, he won't have the same trepidation he might have had going into the Tests. Just like Quinton de Kock for South Africa, Rohit Sharma will be looking forward to this change in format

30-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Durban

Injured de Villiers ruled out of first three ODIs

The selectors will not name a replacement, so the squad has been trimmed to 14 players, with the likelihood of Khaya Zondo being handed a debut now higher

30-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda

Wanderers pitch rated 'poor' by ICC

As a result, the Wanderers has received three demerit points

30-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

No backing off from made-to-order pitches

The likelihood of sanctions against the Wanderers for the pitch it produced for the third Test against India will not deter South Africa from continuing to ask curators to prepare surfaces to favour their pace attack

28-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda

Raina returns for SA T20Is; Shreyas Iyer left out

Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur also recalled; no places for Basil Thampi, Deepak Hooda, Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar

28-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Battered and bruised Elgar says Test should have been called off

Despite playing arguably his finest Test innings, Dean Elgar suggested too great a risk had been taken with player safety when play was allowed to continue

27-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda at the Wanderers

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