Muthusamy celebrates 'awesome' Test journey
Senuran Muthusamy says he overcame doubts about his career after a forgettable first taste of Test cricket in India to come back and register his maiden century.
Senuran Muthusamy says he overcame doubts about his career after a forgettable first taste of Test cricket in India to come back and register his maiden century.
Senuran Muthusamy struck his first Test century and Marco Jansen 93 to guide South Africa to a commanding 489 all out on day two of the second match against India.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets as India rattled South Africa with late strikes on the first day of the second Test in Guwahati.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma struck a confident tone despite seeing fast bowler Kagiso Rabada ruled out of the second and final Test against India in Guwahati.
Nineteen wickets fell on an opening day of carnage in the first Ashes Test in Perth.
Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the second Test against India in Guwahati as well as the upcoming white-ball series.
Former captain Dané van Niekerk has been named in the Proteas Women’s T20I and ODI squads for the home series against Ireland in December.
Temba Bavuma’s Proteas are aiming for their first Test series victory in India in 25 years when the second match starts on Saturday in Guwahati.
Seamer Lungi Ngidi has been drafted into the Proteas’ Test squad ahead of the second Test against India in Guwahati from Saturday.
India captain Shubman Gill has responded well to treatment for a neck injury, but it remains to be seen if he plays the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati.
Australia and England resume Ashes hostilities on Friday in Perth with the hosts weakened by injuries but favourites to inflict more pain on a side with a dire record Down Under.
The storm over the sub-standard Eden Gardens pitch for India’s 30-run defeat to South Africa in the first Test shows no sign of abating.
England go into the first Test against Australia on Friday with arguably their most hostile attack in decades.
Australia head into the Ashes with an ageing “Dad’s Army” group of players and concerns about a lack of depth to follow in their footsteps.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad says their 30-run triumph over India in Kolkata ranks alongside the finest Test victories of his tenure.