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After playing a major part in the team’s historic series win over India, South Africa spinner Simon Harmer said that the team’s milestones mean more to him than his personal records, as he walked away with the Player of the Series award in India. A 25-year wait for the Proteas came to an end as they secured their first Test series win in India since 2000, and their second overall. With 17 wickets to his name in two matches, Harmer finished the series as the highest wicket-taker. The veteran off-spinner was one of the architects of the famous win. He…

South Africa Test captain Temba Bavuma did not defend head coach Shukri Conrad’s “grovel” comments, but he fired shots at the Indian team by saying that “certain guys crossed the line” after winning the second Test and sealing the 2–0 series victory. Bavuma’s remark was aimed at Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and a few other Indian players who mocked Bavuma’s height by calling him “Bauna” during the first Test at Eden Gardens. It is pertinent to note that bauna is generally used to describe a shorter person and can be considered offensive. Conrad also caused a stir after using the…

South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad explained the decision to delay the declaration on the penultimate day of the ongoing second Test in Guwahati, saying the Proteas wanted to make the tired Indian players bat before stumps under dimming light. The Proteas declared their second innings at 260/5 in the final session after batting for two sessions earlier in the day. After being in the field for almost 79 overs, the exhausted opening pair Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul walked out, only to lose their wickets inside the first ten overs at the fag end of the day. “We wanted…

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have appointed Carl Crowe as their new spin-bowling coach. The franchise confirmed the appointment of the Leicestershiremen on Tuesday, November 25, through an announcement on their official X handle. The former England cricketer was with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2024, when they won their third title. Since retiring from professional cricket, Crowe has built a strong reputation across franchise competitions such as the Big Bash League, the T20 Blast and the Global T20 Canada. Crowe is the second former KKR coach to join LSG. Earlier, Bharat Arun was named bowling coach of the Lucknow-based franchise,…

England pacer Mark Wood admitted that the visitors were blindsided by Australia’s decision to open the batting with Travis Head, who “smacked everything” in the run chase of 205 to propel his team over the victory line in the first Ashes Test. In the absence of Usman Khawaja, the tourists had expected Marnus Labuschagne to move up, as he had in the first innings, but against their expectations Head walked out with Jake Weatherald. Khawaja’s back spasm proved a blessing in disguise, as it led to the hosts unleashing Head at the top. The southpaw smashed a quickfire hundred to…

South Africa all-rounder Marco Jansen revealed that using the short-ball ploy against the Indian batters was an afterthought, with the ball not moving off the pitch at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Jansen bagged six wickets on the red-soil pitch, which has been largely unresponsive for the majority of the match so far. The tall pacer made the most of his height and unsettled the Indian batters with a hostile spell of fast bowling. Pitching the ball up in search of movement, Jansen could not find a breakthrough in the first hour of play as the Indian openers forged a 65-run…

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald is open to the idea of a flexible opening batter amid the debate over Travis Head replacing Usman Khawaja as an opener for the remainder of the Ashes series. Head smashed a blistering century to help his team win the first Ashes Test within two days at Perth Stadium. In a game where most batters struggled, Head was the only centurion while opening the batting. The southpaw earned a promotion after Khawaja, the incumbent opener, was deemed unfit to bat in the fourth innings. Head’s century has made him a favourite contender for the opening…

New Zealand batter Kane Williamson has been picked in the 14-man squad for the first Test against the West Indies in Christchurch. On the back of good returns with the white ball, Blair Tickner has earned a recall for the first time since 2023. Having retired from T20I cricket, Williamson skipped the three-match ODI series in order to prepare himself for the red-ball challenge. Before joining the Test squad, New Zealand’s highest run-scorer- Williamson will turn out for Northern Districts in the second round of the Plunket Shield. “Kane’s ability on the field speaks for itself, and it will be…

South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy reflected on his maiden Test century against India in Guwahati saying his focus was to help the team post a big first innings total. Drafted into the playing XI in place of Corbin Bosch, Muthusamy justified his selection by scoring hundred while batting at number 7. By doing so, he also became the first Test centurion at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. During his innings he was involved in two important partnerships which were instrumental in taking the team to 489. With Kyle Verreynne, the southpaw added 88 runs for the seventh wicket, while with Marco Jansen,…

KL Rahul has been appointed captain of the 15-man squad announced by the BCCI on Sunday, 23 November. Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer have been ruled out due to their respective injury concerns for the series, which will also mark the return of Ravindra Jadeja. Having led India in 12 ODIs, Rahul is no stranger to the role and has been a regular part of the ODI set-up since 2022. Axar Patel was preferred over Jadeja for the ODI series in Australia, which India lost 2–1. Also making a comeback after a long hiatus are Tilak Varma and Ruturaj Gaikwad.…