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South Africa in need of batting revival

South Africa will look to lift their batting and post big partnerships when they clash with India on a dry pitch in the third Test in Nagpur

24-Nov-2015•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy in Nagpur

South African spinners deserve more respect - Harris

South African left-arm spinner Paul Harris has spoken out against the criticism spinners get in the country if they don't perform to expectations

12-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

Confident Harbhajan not worried about form

Harbhajan Singh has come in for criticism after a lacklustre showing during the defeat in Nagpur, but he defended his performance

11-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

Conservative approach hurt India - Smith

South Africa captain Graeme Smith feels India's "conservative approach" in Nagpur cost them dearly and has said that playing an extra bowler in place of the untested Wriddhiman Saha would have been a more favourable option

09-Feb-2010•N Hunter

'We were outplayed' - Dhoni

MS Dhoni, the India captain, has said his team was completely outplayed by South Africa

09-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

Harris and Steyn consign India to innings defeat

Thanks to Paul Harris, South Africa's fast bowlers didn't need to bust their gut in consigning India to their third innings defeat at home in the last 10 years

09-Feb-2010•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Paced to perfection from Steyn

Steyn's masterclass in Nagpur had everything, conventional swing with the new ball that got him the wickets of Murali Vijay and Sachin Tendulkar and a blistering reverse-swing whirlwind after tea that saw India lose their last six wickets for 12

08-Feb-2010•S Aga

Steyn credits ball change before tea

The South African fast bowler has credited his seven-wicket haul in India's first innings to a ball change just before tea. India lost six wickets for 12 runs after tea, Steyn taking five of them

08-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

Steyn's best leaves South Africa on top

Dale Steyn took the pitch out of the equation, and led South Africa to the verge of what should be close to their finest Test victory

08-Feb-2010•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Hashim Amla takes centrestage

Hashim Amla's maiden double-century made sure South Africa's dominance had a firm grip over the Indian bowling

07-Feb-2010•N Hunter

'We're going to give it our best shot' - Kirsten

India's coach remained quietly confident that a suddenly callow batting order can get the job done

07-Feb-2010•S Aga

Amla double-century leads SA's charge

The double-century continued to elude Jacques Kallis but not Hashim Amla, who accumulated his way to the highest Test score by a South African in India

07-Feb-2010•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Business as usual for master and apprentice

The manner in which Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla pulled their side from a position of total disarray to one of strength on the first day in Nagpur, underlined the way they have evolved as Test batsmen in the last few years

06-Feb-2010•S Aga

Kallis and Amla centuries deflate India

Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla put together South Africa's highest partnership against India, and by stumps Zaheer Khan's opening spell of 6-4-2-2 had become footnote material

06-Feb-2010•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Graeme Smith targets Dhoni

Graeme Smith has named MS Dhoni, his counterpart, as South Africa's primary target in the two-Test series, which begins at the VCA Stadium on Saturday

05-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

The battle for No. 1 begins

This is the start a cycle of about two years by the end of which we could spot an undisputed best Test team in the world

05-Feb-2010•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

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