Amla backs De Villiers as captain

South Africa: Hashim Amla backed De Villiers’ appointment as skipper of the ODI and Twenty20 side, saying that he is the right man to shoulder the “huge responsibility”.
“De Villiers was a better candidate because I don’t believe I would have been the right guy for it, since it is a huge responsibility,” Amla said. “I [...]

England vs. South Africa: A neck and neck affair

One of the two group matches lined up this Sunday, this one was between a fully charged South African side and a team fighting to stay in the tournament, England. It was a day match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.

South Africa edge past Windies despite Sammy scare

South Africa managed to hold onto their nerves despite a late assault by Darren Sammy as the Proteas scored a 17-run win over the home team in the second one-day international at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Amla, De Villiers guide South Africa to comfortable 66-run win

South Africa defeated West Indies comprehensively by 66 runs in their rain-affected one-day international at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Saturday. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers shared a third-wicket stand of 129 that set up a formidable total of 280-7 off 48 overs and West Indies could only manage 215 in reply as their batting failed once again.

Sehwag retains top spot in Test rankings

Swashbuckling Indian opener, Virender Sehwag, has retained the No. 1 position in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) player rankings for test batsmen.

Sehwag replaces Gambhir as No. 1 test batsman

Swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag has replaced his Delhi and India teammate Gautam Gambhir at the top of the ICC Test rankings after cracking two centuries in the recently concluded test series against South Africa.

Dhoni hails bowlers for historic win

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Thursday, after the home team’s thrilling series-levelling victory over South Africa helping them retain the number one test ranking, that all the credit for the win should go to the bowlers for bowling their hearts out on an unresponsive pitch.

Harbhajan scalps five as India retain No. 1 spot

Hashim Amla was just 9 balls away from completing one of the best rearguard actions in test history but it wasn’t to be. India managed to keep him away from the strike, although Virender Sehwag’s actions on the field when he kicked the ball over the boundary rope were against the spirit of the game, and kept chipping with wickets from the other end to complete a series-levelling win by an innings and 58 runs in the second and final test at the Eden Gardens to retain their number one status in test cricket.

India snatch victory in a humdinger, retain No. 1 spot

India completed a dramatic win over South Africa in the second and final test of the series at the Eden Gardens to square the series 1-1 and retain their No. 1 position in the ICC test rankings.

Graeme Smith ruled out of ODI series, Kallis to lead SA

South Africa suffered a major jolt ahead of the three-match ODI series against India with skipper Graeme Smith being ruled out with a finger injury.

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