'Kakmal' bats with wicket and golf ball
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal is currently playing for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal is currently playing for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.
The Welsh Fire have named Australian batsman Steve Smith captain for The Hundred – the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new limited-overs tournament.
The Proteas’ home summer has not brought the kind of results supporters might have hoped for, but it has offered great preparation for the T20 World Cup.
The recent 3-1 crushing defeat to England which subsequently led to former England captain Kevin Pietersen labelling the side as ‘probably the worst ever’ has left many Proteas fans disillusioned with the team and the direction it is heading in.
One of the most-feared fast bowlers in world cricket, Kagiso Rabada, is famous for his blistering pace and bounce but there is a different, relaxed side to him off the field. ANDRE HUISAMEN reports.
Lions coach Wandile Gwavu says his players are relishing a return to One-Day Cup action this week, especially at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, where they play the Knights on Wednesday.
Batsmen Temba Bavuma and Heinrich Klaasen’s participation in Wednesday’s third and final T20I against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town is still in doubt.
This is a T20 World Cup year. Extra focus, then, is on the Proteas’ T20I team. They’re currently involved in a three-match series with Australia. The series result will be decided at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday. Some answers to these questions should come with it.
Proteas batsman Faf du Plessis has been named captain of the World XI for a T20I series against the Asia XI next month.
Former Test all-rounder and coach Corrie van Zyl has returned to employment with Cricket South Africa.
The Proteas are seeking a relatively permanent opening partner alongside captain Quinton de Kock ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
Newlands may hold a few ghosts for Steve Smith and David Warner, but it has been a happy hunting ground for the men from Down Under in Twenty20 Internationals.
Fast bowler Anrich Nortje is determined to secure a berth in the Proteas squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
The Proteas Women’s victory over England was sensational and came with an added bit of drama after Katherine Brunt did not mankad Sune Luus in the final over.
The Proteas Women finally conquered England which comes as a major boost for their Women’s T20 World Cup, says Mignon du Preez.