Smith: Bavuma must take it on the chin
Graeme Smith says Proteas ODI captain Temba Bavuma has an opportunity to “fight back and show everyone what he’s made of”.
Graeme Smith says Proteas ODI captain Temba Bavuma has an opportunity to “fight back and show everyone what he’s made of”.
Australia’s World Cup winners have been denied a full-scale heroes’ welcome home by a packed cricket schedule that sees them face India on Thursday at the start of a T20I series.
Half-centuries from Keegan Petersen, Tony de Zorzi and Clyde Fortuin steered South Africa A to 287-9 declared on the opening day of the first four-day match against the West Indies A in Benoni.
Sri Lanka has been stripped of the U19 World Cup next year after the ICC suspended the island nation’s board over alleged political meddling.
Veteran opener David Warner has withdrawn from Australia’s squad for the T20I series in India following his exploits in their victorious ODI World Cup campaign.
Suryakumar Yadav will captain India in their five-match T20I series against Australia, leading a squad with just three members of the team that lost the World Cup final.
Quinton de Kock is the only South African to be included in the official ICC Team of the Tournament for the 2023 World Cup, although another Protea is 12th man.
The 2024 SA20 champions will be crowned at Newlands in Cape Town on 10 February.
Cricket-obsessed India was left grappling for answers on Monday after the team’s devastating defeat to Australia in the final of their home World Cup extended a drought in global tournaments.
Pat Cummins says captaining Australia to World Cup title glory was the “pinnacle in cricket” after his side dashed the dreams of tournament hosts India with a six-wicket win in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
India captain Rohit Sharma admitted his team were “not good enough” after slumping to a six-wicket loss to Australia in the World Cup final in Ahmedabad.
Five key moments from the World Cup final on Sunday as Australia defeated India by six wickets.
Travis Head’s impressive hundred sealed Australia’s sixth World Cup title as they dashed the dreams of billions of fans with a six-wicket win over previously unbeaten hosts India on Sunday.
Temba Bavuma is set to retain the Proteas’ ODI captaincy following the team’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Australia.
Thousands of sleepless flag-waving fans sporting blue India jerseys clogged roads outside the world’s biggest cricket stadium early on Sunday.