Quinton de Kock to retire from ODI cricket after World Cup in India
Proteas star wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock announced that he will retire from One-Day International (ODI) cricket after next month's World Cup in India.
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South Africa's Maharaj, Magala included in World Cup squad
South Africa have included spinner Keshav Maharaj and seamer Sisanda Magala in their World Cup squad after the pair overcame fitness concerns, while wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock announced he would retire from the format after the tournament.
'Stick To The Cricket You Have Been Playing': Jacques Kallis' Advice For South Africa Ahead Of World Cup
South African cricketing legend Jacques Kallis remarked that the Proteas players should stick to their roles during the ICC Cricket World Cup in India and continue the manner in which they have been playing, pointing that past unsuccessful campaigns were because the players "wanted it too much" and "went outside their roles" because of it. South African legends Kallis and Faf du Plessis have shared their thoughts on how the Proteas could fare at the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.
Stubbs handed new role for South Africa T20 side to play Australia
DURBAN : Hard-hitting batter Tristan Stubbs will keep wicket for a new-look South Africa when they host Australia in the first of three Twenty20 Internationals over five days at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday, captain Aiden Markram has confirmed.
MS Dhoni, Babar Azam Surpassed By Afghanistan Star Rahmanullah Gurbaz For Historic Feats In Match vs Pakistan
Afghanistan's swashbuckling opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been known to be a power-hitter. He has shown that in quite a few IPL matches for Kolkata Knight Riders. He gave yet another example of his hitting prowess in the second ODI against Pakistan in Hambantota on Thursday. The 21-year-old Gurbaz hit run-a-ball 151 with the help of 14 fours and three sixes to guide his team to 300. He shared an opening stand of 227 with Ibrahim Zadran, who scored a 101-ball 80, after Afghanistan won the toss and batted.
Guarded thumbs-up from Proteas mentor Walter as CSA relaxes controversial fitness criteria
Proteas white-ball coach Rob Walter has somewhat guardedly given his implicit approval to Cricket South Africa's (CSA) relaxed fitness criteria ahead of the new season, which is now focused on a catching-flies-with-honey approach than rigid enforcement.
Dewald Brevis Gets Call-up For South Africa's T20I Series Against Australia
Cricket South Africa on Monday named 18 players for a five-match one-day international series against Australia next month, the team's last outings before the Cricket World Cup in India. But not all the players will be travelling to India for the tournament in October and November. A 15-man World Cup squad will be named on September 5, two days before the first one-day international. Some of the squad will be hoping to impress in three Twenty20 internationals before the one-day series. They include Dewald Brevis, 20, who is set to make his international debut during the T20 series.
S Africa select batting talent Brevis for Australia series
CAPE TOWN : South Africa have included precocious batting talent Dewald Brevis in their One-Day and Twenty20 International squads for their eight-match limited-overs home series against Australia starting later this month.