South Africa have been skittled out for a measly 265 runs, after having been 152 for 1. Most of the damage was done by young guns Piyush Chawla and Ishant Sharma, but Harbhajan Singh got three as well to prove that it’s not all young whippersnappers in India. The Leading Cricketer in the World got [...]
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Dale Steyn has now drawn level with The Mighty Murali as the best Test bowler in the world. Makhaya Ntini is at number 5 in the list, meaning that statistically South Africa’s Test bowling attack is much better than India’s. Which, on current form, is pretty obvious, really.
In the batting rankings, too, South Africans feature [...]
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Posted in england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, youtube, zimbabwe, tagged abdul razzaq, asif mujtaba, england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, tie, zimbabwe on April 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The tie is the rarest of cricket results, but when there is one, drama is guaranteed. From Asif Mujtaba’s last ball six to South Africa throwing away a place in the World Cup final, cricket ties are far more exciting than their sartorial namesakes.
Sometimes a tie can involve a team coming back from a seemingly [...]
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Dale Steyn has been in the form of his life in recent months, and today destroyed India’s batting lineup, taking 5-23 (youtube here) as India slumped, collapsed and generally panicked their way to 76 all out.
At the time of writing, Steyn is second in the Test rankings for bowlers, with only the mighty Murali [...]
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If you were one of those feeling sorry for Matthew Hoggard after he was axed by England, then spare a thought for Andre Nel.
Nel, despite good form, has been dropped, probably for political reasons. Positive discrimination is usually controversial, and South Africa’s ‘transformation‘ policy has been no different.
Personally, I think the mixing of sport [...]
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Now that he’s retired, what will Shaun Pollock be remembered for?
Well, maybe 421 Test wickets at an average of just over 23, as well as a Test batting average in the thirties. He’s got remarkable limited overs figures as well.
In reality, though, players aren’t remembered for their stats. Some will remember him for this [...]
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