South Africa fast bowler Rabada ruled out of second test against India
South Africa will be without Kagiso Rabada for the second and final test against India in Guwahati after the fast bowler failed to recover from a rib injury.
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South Africa coach lauds Bavuma as one of the best in the world
South Africa coach Shukri Conrad hailed captain Temba Bavuma as one of the best batters in the world over the past two years after his gutsy match-winning innings at Eden Gardens secured a 30-run win in the first test against hosts India.
India confront batting blind spot after Kolkata pitch boomerangs
KOLKATA, India :India have long curated home tracks that accentuate turn, but the assumption their own batters would master such conditions no longer appears safe following their defeat in the opening test against South Africa.
India's Gambhir defends Kolkata pitch, Bavuma savours special knock
KOLKATA, India :India coach Gautam Gambhir said there was no "demons in the pitch" despite his team's spectacular meltdown in the low-scoring opening test against South Africa on Sunday.
India sense win after Jadeja wrecks South Africa
KOLKATA, India :Ravindra Jadeja's four-wicket burst set India on course for a victory inside three days after a frenetic 15-wicket day in the low-scoring opening test against South Africa on Saturday.
Bumrah routs South Africa to give India upper hand
KOLKATA, India :India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah produced a five-wicket haul to help rout South Africa for 159 and put the hosts in the box seat on day one of the opening test at Eden Gardens on Friday.
S.Africa captain Bavuma wants world champions to prove credentials v India
KOLKATA, India :South Africa are the World Test champions and skipper Temba Bavuma wants them to play like it and prove their credentials in the two-test series against India beginning on Friday.
India bank on old recipe of spin and first-innings heft against South Africa
NEW DELHI :India will look to reprise their home template of big first-innings totals and sustained spin in the short two-test series against South Africa beginning in Kolkata on Friday.