De Villiers to miss Test series; Steyn rested for ODIs and T20s

De Villiers will miss the two-Test series, which begins on July 21

De Villiers will miss the two-Test series, which begins on July 21

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South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers’ 98-Test streak will come to an end as he will miss the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh after being granted paternity leave by Cricket South Africa due to the impending birth of his first child.

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‘It’s exclusively up to the captain what happens out there’, says Steven Smith

"Everyone who was playing that Test match knew what was going on, knew that I'd made that declaration"

“Everyone who was playing that Test match knew what was going on, knew that I’d made that declaration”

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Australia batsman Steven Smith has rejected claims by legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne that head coach Darren Lehmann was behind the national team’s decision to declare on the final day of the Boxing Day Test against India.

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