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“Obviously they’re hugely talented but it’s a very different line-up to the one I’ve become accustomed to playing against”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has issued a warning to India ahead of the first Test in Johannesburg, saying that they will feel the heat and experience firsthand why the Proteas are the number one Test team in the world.
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Pakistan are on the verge of upsetting the number one Test team in the world
Pakitan opening batsman Khurram Manzoor made the highest score by a Pakistani batsman against South Africa during the third day of the first Test in Abu Dhabi.
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Sangakkara single-handedly knocked out South Africa
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara stole the show during this match and looked to be in formidable touch as he recorded a career-best 169 runs against South Africa to hand Sri Lanka a crushing 180-run victory and a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Amla lauded Pakistan’s fighting spirit in the second Test
While Pakistan may still be brooding over the 3-0 whitewashing they received at the hands of South Africa, Proteas opening batsman Hashim Amla’s comments on the fact that they pushed the South Africans “to our limits in certain respects” during the second Test in Cape Town may slightly brighten up their mood.
Hesson made it clear that Test cricket is still everyone’s top priority
Just weeks after suffering a 2-0 whitewashing at the hands of South Africa, New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has insisted that his team’s focus on winning the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup has not affected their Test form at all.
