Imran Tahir “made no physical contact with the offender or any of the children in the vicinity”
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Cricket South Africa has revealed that spinner Imran Tahir was racially abused by a fan during the fourth ODI against India in Johannesburg.
Dean Elgar: “I do think the game or the situation of the pitch could have been addressed sooner”
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South Africa opener Dean Elgar has admitted that the third Test against India should have been called off due to the unsafe condition of the pitch.
The umpires inspect the pitch at the Wanderers after the players were taken off
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The third Test between South Africa and India at the Wanderers in Johannesburg will continue after the players were taken off towards the end of the third day due to the pitch being too dangerous.
India captain Virat Kohli has been heavily criticised throughout the ongoing Test series against South Africa
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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes that Virat Kohli needs more time to make his presence felt as a leader, but added that he “has done remarkably well” thus far.
“We are all a bit sick and tired of not taking our opportunities and we are sitting here with another opportunity”
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers has called on his side to keep their momentum going by looking to whitewash Sri Lanka in their ongoing ODI series.
Pretorius finished with figures of 3-19 off seven overs
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Pace bowler Dwaine Pretorius took three wickets and captain AB de Villiers scored an unbeaten 60 as South Africa not only waltzed their way to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third ODI in Johannesburg, but also secured an unassailable 3-0 series lead.
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“The position we got to, we’d have liked to win the game and be part of the best Test match ever”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has revealed that he knew right from the get go that his match-saving innings of 134 in the first Test against India in Johannesburg would be much harder than his fabulous unbeaten knock of 110 against Australia in the second Test in Adelaide in November 2012.
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“I think this wicket is pretty slow and they’ve obviously had time to adjust and get in”
With India firmly in control at the end of the third day of the first Test in Johannesburg, South Africa pace bowler Vernon Phiander has announced that if the pitch at the Wanderers was much faster, then “it would be a totally different ball game”.
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“Funny because even during the ODIs versus Australia, I was thinking about getting a Test hundred in South Africa”
Just a day after scoring a century in his first Test innings in South Africa, India vice-captain Virat Kohli has announced that he doesn’t believe the Proteas’ pace attack were that “threatening at all”.
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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.
