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“This South African unit is quite resilient”
Despite being ecstatic with Pakistan’s seven-wicket win in the first Test against South Africa in Abu Dhabi, head coach Dav Whatmore has acknowledged that the Proteas will not go down without a fight in the second Test in Dubai.
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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.
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De Villiers shot up to second on the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen
South Africa wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers and Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq have both achieved career-best rankings following the conclusion of the first Test in Abu Dhabi, which Pakistan won by seven wickets.
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Ryder tested positive for a banned substance
New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been slapped with a six-month ban after failing a drug test in March and will not be able to play any competitive cricket until October 19.
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Domingo believes the outcome of the series could have been very different if all his experienced players had been fit
South Africa coach Russell Domingo has admitted that the Proteas definitely missed their senior and more experienced players during their recent tour of Sri Lanka, in which they were comprehensively beaten 4-1 in the ODI series.
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Ahmed firmly believes spinners should be given more credit during Twenty20 matches
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes batsmen get too much credit in Twenty20 cricket nowadays and added that people often forget the huge roles spinners play in dictating the outcome of a match.
Asif’s international career could be all but over if his ban is not lifted
Disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has presented an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in hopes that they will consider overturning the seven-year ban the International Cricket Council (ICC) slapped him with for his role in a match-fixing scandal that rocked the cricketing world to its core.
Sammy was extremely disappointed with his team’s performance throughout the ODI series
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has announced that he is still extremely disappointed about the outcome of the national team’s tour to Bangladesh, despite winning the two-Test series 2-0 and the one-off Twenty20 International.
Taylor’s time as captain looks to be coming to an end
New Zealand captain Ross Taylor’s leadership abilities is set to be thoroughly examined after the national team returned home from their two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which ended as a 1-1 draw.
Ajmal sees no evidence to support the claims that the match was fixed
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has dismissed fresh claims by a British journalist that the national team’s match against arch-rivals India during the semi-final of the 2011 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup was fixed.
