Cricket News

Gerald Majola, the South African board's chief executive, has labeled the coming international season as one that will define the country's cricket

Javagal Srinath, the former Indian fast bowler, will make his debut as a ICC Match Referee during the two-Test series between Sri Lanka and South Africa starting on July 27

Ashwell Prince says his style of captaincy is a world apart from the man he replaced

Rangana Herath and Marvan Atapattu have been named in Sri Lanka's 20-member squad for the Test series against South Africa and the one-day series involving India and South Africa in August

Marvan Atapattu will miss the Test series against South Africa, as well as the triangular series involving India, as he continues to recover from the back injury which ruled him out of the recent tour of England

The appointment of coloured cricketer Ashwell Prince as captain of South Africa shows that the time has come for the country to do away with the quota system, says Ali Bacher

Ashwell Prince, recently appointed South African captain in place of the injured Graeme Smith, understands that his first assignment is not short of challenges

Graeme Smith has been ruled out of South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka meaning that Ashwell Prince will become the country's first black captain

The BCCI has agreed to Sri Lanka Cricket's (SCL's) request that all matches of the forthcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka be played in Colombo

Sri Lanka's impressive showing in England has impressed Mickey Arthur, South Africa's coach, who has been following their progress ahead of South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka in August

According to Haroon Lorgat, South Africa's convener of selectors, Herschelle Gibbs will move to No. 4 in the batting order and Thandi Tshabalala is unlikely to play the first Test in Sri Lanka

South Africa have included Thandi Tshabalala in their 14-man squad for their two-Test series in Sri Lanka which gets underway in July

South Africa face a packed international season ahead of next year's World Cup in West Indies

Shaun Pollock is unlikely to be available for the first Test against Sri Lanka, in Colombo, next month as his wife his due to give birth a few days before the match starts