Profligate Prasidh and Shardul help South Africa gain upper hand in Centurion Test

  The South African reply began on a shaky note. Aiden Markram fell early. Dean Elgar…

SA v IND: “Key to middle-order batting not to plan too much” – KL Rahul

KL Rahul, India’s wicketkeeper-batter, scored a scintillating hundred while batting at No. 6 for only the…

‘May be a century? Watch out for it.’ Dean of Test openers, Elgar fares well in Centurion adieu

In the quiet moments preceding the Boxing Day Test between India and South Africa, Dean Elgar…

From Larwood and Bodyline to Rabada and Rahul – the Physicality of Test Cricket

It was October 2002, and I was a PhD student at Oxford University working on the…

Elgar puts South Africa on top with debutant Bedingham, India lose the plot after Rahul century

On a moving day, Dean Elgar’s unbeaten 140 gave South Africa the upper hand against India…

Predator on prowl Rabada reduces Indians to prey at hunting ground of Centurion

Just a glimpse of Kagiso Rabada’s piercing glare and it makes you feel as if a…

Batting coach Vikram Rathour says KL Rahul is India’s crisis management man

India’s batting coach, Vikram Rathour, praised KL Rahul’s resilience in challenging conditions on Day 1 of…

SA v IND II Kohli’s mini masterclass an object lesson in subduing the ego

Nandre Burger bowled one from that typical left-armer’s slanted angle for a right-hand batter. Movement in…

SA v IND II Unique Bumrah ‘By Far the Best’: Makhaya Ntini

On the opening day of the Boxing Day Test between India and South Africa at SuperSport…

KL Rahul masterclass keeps India in the hunt at Centurion

KL Rahul during his unbeaten 70 runs knock. Source: BCCI Left out of the Test team…