Proteas bowlers have not been able to extract their usual level of reverse swing according to the leader of the attack Kagiso Rabada.
Injury has ruled Keshav Maharaj out of South Africa’s third and final Test against India, with Cobras off-spinner George Linde called up in his place.
It’s still a mountain to climb for South Africa in Pune, as they trail India by 236 runs in the second Test of the three-match series between the two sides.
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South Africa have a lot of ground to cover in their response to a mammoth total set by India, thanks to a double-century from captain Virat Kohli.
Having retired from Test cricket, Proteas speedster Dale Steyn has not given up on winning a trophy with the Proteas.
Rohit Sharma’s dream start to his Test renaissance against the Proteas has powered the India opener to a career-high Test ranking.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis says his side had done well to compete with India, until a disastrous morning session on day 5 of the first Test.
Everything went wrong for the Proteas in the first session of day 5 in their first Test against India in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
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South Africa are staring down the barrel in Visakhapatnam, ahead of the final day of the first Test against India.
South Africa are chasing a target of 395 in what amounts to 107 overs, something that no side visiting India has ever managed to come even close to in the fourth innings of a Test match.
Newlands will hold its place as the host of the iconic New Years Test in 2020 despite the financial problems at the WPCA.
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Hundreds from Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock have given the Proteas hope of perhaps escaping the first Test against India with a draw.
The Proteas were struggling to find wickets for much of the India first innings but hit rock bottom when they couldn’t even find the ball.
A double century on debut from Mayank Agarwal set India up for a total over 500 runs before the spin duo of Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three Proteas wickets before the close.
Keshav Maharaj will spearhead South Africa’s spin-bowling attack against India in the three-match Test series beginning on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam.
After World-Cup winner Trevor Bayliss vacated the post, former Proteas batsman, Gary Kirsten is widely expected to take over as England head coach.
The Proteas played out an uneventful draw in the three-day warm-up match against a BCCI Board XI the first day of which was largely wiped out by rain.
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Afghanistan have appointed former Proteas all-rounder, Lance Klusener as their new head coach.
The last Test tour to India will not induce too many happy memories from some mebers of the current Proteas squad.
India have lost fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah to a lower back stress fracture ahead of the three-match Test series against the Proteas
Quinton de Kock expressed his delight after a clinical Proteas bowling performance set up a straightforward chase that allowed his team to share the T20I series against India.