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“I felt that retiring at Newlands would be the best way to end it because I have called this place home since I was 18-years-old”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has stunned the cricketing world by announcing that he will retire from international cricket following the conclusion of the ongoing third Test against Australia in Cape Town.
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The end of an era is upon us.
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that he will retire from Test cricket following the second Test against India in Durban, which gets underway tomorrow.
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“There is no truth at all to these malicious and damaging comments”
Cricket South Africa have denied rumours and speculation that Graeme Smith threatened to step down as captain of the Test team if wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile was included in the final XI for the ongoing Test series against India.
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Ajmal and Afridi will participate in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 tournament
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has signed with the Titans and veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi has joined the Knights franchise for South Africa’s upcoming domestic Twenty20 tournament.
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South Africa’s domestic competitions are likely to feature more Pakistani players from now on
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket South Africa have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding which will not only improve cricketing ties between the two nations, but will also see more Pakistani players featuring in South Africa’s domestic competitions.
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“I don’t believe my position is untenable”
Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat has announced that he has “nothing to fear” since he can make a difference in other areas of the board if he were to lose his current position.
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Randall set up a cricket academy at Stirling Primary School
A former South African first-class cricketer has died after suffering a blow to the side of the head during a Border Cricket Board Premier League match in Alice in the Eastern Cape.
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“It is extremely unfair to draw Haroon Lorgat into the whole thing for it is a figment of peoples’ imagination to suggest that he orchestrated the whole thing”
Former International Cricket Council (ICC) legal head David Becker has revealed that Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat “wasn’t involved and nor was he aware about the contents of my letter” regarding the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and their blatant manipulation of the Future Tours Programme.
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Lorgat has been suspended from dealing with all matters relating to the BCCI
After months of deliberation the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa have come to an agreement for India to play two Tests and three ODIs on their tour of South Africa.
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India’s tour of South Africa is likely to consist of two Test matches and three ODIs
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Narayanaswami Srinivasan has announced that he and Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani have “in principle agreed” for India to tour South Africa for a warm-up match, two Tests and three ODIs in December.
