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Khaya Zondo reveals anguish at being left out of South Africa ODI side in 2015

"I switched off mentally for the rest of the day and I detached myself from the team because it was clear I was not wanted"

06-Aug-2021•Firdose Moonda

ICC hands official warning to Nagpur

The ICC has given the Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur, which hosted the third Test between India and South Africa, an official warning under its pitch monitoring process

21-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Too much negativity over series win - Kohli

Virat Kohli, India's Test captain, has spoken out against what he believes is an atmosphere where the Indian media and public at large are focusing on the team's weaknesses and not enough on its positives

10-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

BCCI vehement in its support of Nagpur pitch

According to a top BCCI official, the assessment that the Nagpur pitch was "poor" was not right, and that the BCCI was going to contest it strongly

08-Dec-2015•Sidharth Monga

Test side's resurgence began in Australia - Kohli

Virat Kohli has said his Test side showed first signs of resurgence in Australia where India managed to draw two Tests out of the four, and came really close to winning the one that they lost in Adelaide

07-Dec-2015•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

Amla defends blockathon tactic

South Africa captain Hashim Amla has said that with the series gone, his team was "looking to gain something" by dead-batting throughout the final day of the Delhi Test

07-Dec-2015•Firdose Moonda in Delhi

India break blockathon to win series 3-0

India broke past stubborn stonewalling from an AB de Villiers-led South African line-up to wrap up a 337-run win in the Delhi Test and take the series 3-0

07-Dec-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Track is dead, but we are confident of winning - Yadav

Umesh Yadav is confident of India prising out the eight wickets they need to seal the series 3-0 despite South Africa batting out 72 overs on Day 4 without much discomfort

06-Dec-2015•Sidharth Monga

Vijay fined for showing dissent

M Vijay was fined 30% of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire's decision on the third day of the Feroz Shah Kotla Test

06-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

South Africa push for draw in epic blockathon

In their final innings of a long and wretched tour, South Africa's batsmen produced their most unyielding display, responding with dour defence in the face of a mountainous fourth-innings task

06-Dec-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Kohli, Rahane lift India's lead to 403

An unbroken 133-run partnership between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane - the first century stand of the series - deflated South Africa after Morne Morkel had given them a sliver of hope with three early top-order wickets

05-Dec-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Rahane revels after turning full circle

Ajinkya Rahane had to fight off memories of his forgettable debut in Delhi to resurrect India from a position of vulnerability. In doing so, he struck the only century of the series so far

04-Dec-2015•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

Jadeja grabs five, shell-shocked SA tumble

A five-wicket haul from Ravindra Jadeja spun South Africa out for 121 in good batting conditions after India posted a total of 334 in their first innings

04-Dec-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Rahane steers India after Piedt four-for

Considering they were effectively operating with a three-man attack, South Africa did incredibly well to take seven wickets on a pitch that was better for batting than the one in Nagpur

03-Dec-2015•The Report by George Binoy

No sense in blaming the wicket - Kohli

The ICC match officiating team's "poor" rating of the Nagpur pitch has had no impact on Virat Kohli's outlook towards the playing surfaces

02-Dec-2015•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

Last chance at redemption for South Africa

On paper this series resembled India's tour of England in 2011. The No. 1 side in the world went in with big expectations and came out bruised

02-Dec-2015•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Delhi

Nagpur pitch gets 'poor' rating from ICC referee

The ICC has called the Nagpur pitch used for the third Test between India and South Africa as "poor."

01-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

'We'll put up an honourable fight' - SA assistant coach

Although the Delhi Test is a dead rubber, another defeat for South Africa would make it the first time since 2006 that they have lost every completed match of a series

01-Dec-2015•Firdose Moonda in Delhi

SA must learn lessons of 'toughest' test

Exactly four weeks after Faf du Plessis predicted South Africa would be presented with "the worst", that is where they find themselves

30-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Delhi

Art of grafting innings diminishing - Shastri

India team director Ravi Shastri has said one-day batting has led to a decline in the art of batting time and grafting for runs, attributes he believed were important on pitches like the ones in Mohali and Nagpur

28-Nov-2015•Arun Venugopal

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