Category: South Africa
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Video – Who is the greatest T20 player of all time?
Who is the greatest T20 player of all time? Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bishop, Aakash Chopra, Rassie van der Dussen and Lungi Ngidi discuss.
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Test cricket’s toughest test
Bangladesh’s historic win shines a spotlight on bloated Ashes and a broken Test cricket system, lopsided in favour of the big three.
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Is this the most bowler dominated era of cricket?
There is an increasing obsession to convince ourselves that everything we are seeing is the best it has ever been. It is a rampant obsession in almost every modern sport. There is a lot of discussion amongst the cricket fraternity currently about whether this bowler dominated era is making batting harder than it has ever […]
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Swinging a cricket ball without saliva
You know the drill: bowler bowls, batsman leaves it, keeper catches it. Keeper instinctively flings ball to first slip, first slip closely inspects it, daubs a generous amount of saliva across the shiny the side of the ball and rubs it vigorously against his whites, leaving the distinguished red dye visible in its wake. The […]
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An early look at the 2020 T20 World Cup
The Twenty20 World Cup is the highlight of the international cricket calendar this year. Given how important the tournament is, all the leading nations have scheduled lots of T20 games into their schedule to ensure they are ready for the competition. Here is a look at the main contenders to lift the trophy in Australia: […]
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Team of the decade – one cap wonders
As the 2010s draw to a close, we thought we’d have a look back over the cricketing decade from a different angle. There’s no wrangling over how to include Smith, Williamson, Kolhi and Root in the same XI here. Oh no. We doff our cap to the men who touched glory and fulfilled childhood dreams. […]
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2019 Cricket World Cup team of the tournament
The 2019 Cricket World Cup featured a number of outstanding players and performances – we’ve attempted to whittle them down to the strongest XI. To do this, though, we’ve made our selections based upon where the player actually batted, which means some big names have missed out. The side, however, offers plenty of options for […]