Faf du Plessis: “There was no boring Test cricket, it was a lot of action”
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The demise of Test cricket has been a hot topic for quite some time, but South Africa captain Faf du Plessis sees light at the end of the tunnel for the format, especially after how the first Test between his side and India unfolded.
Vernon Philander produced a devastating spell of pace bowling to blow India out of the water
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Vernon Philander proved to be a nightmare for India on the fourth day in Cape Town as he sliced through their batting line-up and handed South Africa a 72-run win with his career-best figures of 6-42.
Hardik Pandya took two wickets after scoring an entertaining 93
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Hardik Pandya did it all for India on the second day of the first Test in Cape Town as not only did he rescue them from a precarious position with his knock of 93, but he also removed South Africa’s opening duo of Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar towards the close of play.
Vernon Philander is set to be fully fit by mid-October
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has been ruled out of the two-Test series against Bangladesh as he has not sufficiently recovered from a back injury.
Vernon Philander could return for the second Test on October 6
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South Africa will be without pace bowler Vernon Philander for the first Test against Bangladesh, while all-rounder Chris Morris has been ruled out for the entire two-Test series.
Morne Morkel’s international future remains unclear
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Legendary South Africa seamer Allan Donald has implored seamer Morne Morkel to keep playing international and not go down the Kolpak route.
“There have just been too many times when we as a team go, gulp, ‘Vern might be injured again'”
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South Africa all-rounder Vernon Philander will work on his fitness and conditioning ahead of the Proteas’ summer at home.
“There’s been too many times where you’re fighting to get him onto the field”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has lashed out at pace bowler Vernon Philander after he was ruled out of the fourth Test against England with a back injury.
“He will remain in hospital overnight on intravenous fluids for rehydration and will be reassessed in the morning”
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander will remain in hospital overnight due to a potential viral infection.
Cook struck 10 boundaries during his unbeaten knock of 82
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander proved to be a thorn in England’s side once again, but Alastair Cook kept the hosts afloat as he scored an unbeaten 82 on a rain-affected opening day at The Oval.
