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Cape Town Test: India seek equaliser with Gill under the scanner
The stage shifts from Centurion to Cape Town, nearly 1,500 kilometres to the south. To haul…
Tony de Zorzi Interview: Facing Bumrah, TikTok stardom, IPL and more
In the South African cricket circuit, Tony de Zorzi has emerged as a dynamic force, making…
Virat Kohli clocks up intensity as India seek redemption against South Africa in Newlands
In the aftermath of India’s disheartening defeat against South Africa in Centurion, the visitors held their…
SA v IND: Time to get act with bat and length with ball right
Every Indian is seething. This is an insult. How can we capitulate so meekly? There wasn’t…
SA v IND: Rohit Sharma and Team Eye Redemption in Cape Town Showdown
In the labyrinth of Centurion’s SuperSport Park, India was ensnared in the web of a demoralising…
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…
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…
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…