Rocks captain Malan bemoans T20 cricket's modern trend: 'It's not about runs anymore'
Rocks captain and former Proteas Test opener Pieter Malan echoed his dismay at how the game of cricket no longer values his type of batting.
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Marco Jansen added to South Africa squad for T20 World Cup
Tall left-arm seamer Jansen replaces injured Dwaine Pretorius, who fractured his left thumb in the recent series in India. Jansen, 22, has a single T20 appearance against India in June, but has been a regular member of South Africa’s test squad over the last 12 months.
Cricket-Jansen added to South Africa squad for T20 World Cup
JOHANNESBURG : South Africa have added all-rounder Marco Jansen to their squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Marco Jansen answers Proteas SOS call, replaces Pretorius in World Cup squad
Proteas all-rounder Marco Jansen has been called up in South Africa's 15-man squad for next week's ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.
South Africa All-Rounder Dwaine Pretorius Ruled Out Of T20 World Cup
Cricket South Africa on Thursday confirmed that all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against India and the upcoming T20 World Cup due to a fracture of his left thumb. The board confirmed the news ahead of the first ODI against India, which is underway at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Watch: Deepak Chahar Decides Not To Run Tristan Stubbs Out At Non-Striker's End
There has been a heated debate in the cricketing fraternity after India's Deepti Sharma ran England's Charlie Dean out at the non-striker's end during a women's ODI recently. However, ICC's rule book suggests that a bowler can do the same if the non-striker is out of the crease. During the third T20I between India and South Africa, pacer Deepak Chahar, too, had the chance to dismiss South Africa's Tristan Stubbs at the non-striker's end, but he decided against it. The incident happened in the 16th over when Chahar was about to bowl the first ball but stopped just short.
Rossouw on T20 ton against 'world-class' India: 'It's something you dream of'
South Africa's Rilee Rossouw on Tuesday called his maiden Twenty20 international century coming against a "world-class" India "special" after he helped the tourists to a consolation 49-run win in the third match.
Rossouw's fireworks guide South Africa to win over India in dead rubber
South Africa beat India by 49 runs in the third and final Twenty20 match on the back of Rilee Rossouw's maiden T20I century to record a consolation victory in Indore on Tuesday as the hosts won the series 2-1.