Barend Prins 29 Mar 2022

South Africa vs Bangladesh: All options open to Dean Elgar

South Africa captain Dean Elgar is playing his cards close to his chest over his team's bowling line-up.

Bangladesh South Africa

Barend Prins 29 Mar 2022

England: Former assistant coach Graham Thorpe lands Afghanistan job

The 52-year-old left his role with England following the Ashes series defeat in Australia.

Afghanistan England

Barend Prins 29 Mar 2022

England: Joe Root emphasises ‘positives’ as scrutiny on captaincy intensifies

Root’s position has been called into question following defeat in the West Indies.

England News

Barend Prins 29 Mar 2022

England: Sam Billings hopes ‘leadership experience’ helps him earn recall

Billings, who led Kent to Vitality Blast glory last year, missed out on the Test tour of the West Indies.

England News

Barend Prins 29 Mar 2022

Shane Warne: India legend Sachin Tendulkar recalls battle with Australia spinner

Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has relived some of his memories with the late Shane Warne.

Australia India

Barend Prins 29 Mar 2022

Australia: Positive COVID-19 test rules Ashton Agar out of Pakistan series

Australia's squad during their tour of Pakistan has been further depleted after Ashton Agar returned a positive COVID-19 test.

Australia ODI cricket

Barend Prins 29 Mar 2022

IPL: Did Sachin play like this? Virender Sehwag critical of Shubman Gill

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag was not impressed with how Shubman Gill batted in Gujarat Titans’ opening match of IPL 2022.

India Indian Premier League

Barend Prins 29 Mar 2022

Gujarat Titans: Abhinav Manohar hailed by Hardik Pandya after IPL heroics

Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya has heaped praise on Abhinav Manohar after his last-over heroics earned them a five-wicket win.

India Indian Premier League

Barend Prins 22 Mar 2022

Jason Roy given suspended two-match England ban

The World Cup-winning opening batter has been handed a suspended two-match ban.

England News

Barend Prins 22 Mar 2022

Vitality Blast: Birmingham Bears snap up Ireland opener Paul Stirling

Stirling is his country’s all-time leading run-scorer in one-day internationals and Twenty20s.

County Cricket England

Barend Prins 22 Mar 2022

Australia: Steve Smith ‘the greatest’ of Usman Khawaja’s era

Steve Smith once again underlined his importance to Australia's line-up after scoring a hardworking 59 in difficult conditions.

Australia News

Barend Prins 22 Mar 2022

IPL: Virat Kohli sings Faf du Plessis’ praises

Former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has spoken highly of Faf du Plessis' leadership skills.

India Indian Premier League

Barend Prins 22 Mar 2022

Australia: Aaron Finch identifies key aspect of new coach’s responsibilities

Australia's new coach will have to oversee a period of transition within the national side, according to Limited Overs captain Aaron Finch.

Australia News

Barend Prins 22 Mar 2022

On this day in 2009: England survive scare before winning Women’s World Cup

England celebrated a four-wicket win 13 years ago.

England New Zealand

Barend Prins 22 Mar 2022

England: James Anderson has ‘made peace’ with omission

Anderson admitted last month he was initially in “shock” and felt “frustration and anger” at being overlooked as part of a much-hyped red-ball reset.

England News

Barend Prins 15 Mar 2022

IPL-bound Ngidi relishing playing in front of even small crowds

South Africa fast bowler Lungi Ngidi is hopeful even a small crowd will prove inspirational for the Proteas against Bangladesh.

News ODI cricket

Barend Prins 15 Mar 2022

IPL: South Africa’s stars set to skip Bangladesh series

The South Africa contingent who are representing IPL sides will skip the country's upcoming home series against Bangladesh.

Indian Premier League South Africa

Barend Prins 15 Mar 2022

Shane Warne: Ex-wife and children visit MCG memorial

The former wife of Shane Warne, Simone Callahan, paid a visit to the stopgap memorial for the cricketer at the MCG.

Australia News

Barend Prins 15 Mar 2022

England: Andrew Strauss wants new Test coach in place by start of summer

The job advert for the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new managing director went live on Monday.

England News

Barend Prins 15 Mar 2022

India: Rishabh Pant goes where even MS Dhoni couldn’t

India's talented wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant continues to write his name in the record books after his heroics against Sri Lanka this month.

India News

Barend Prins 15 Mar 2022

India: Ravichandran Ashwin earns Rohit Sharma’s praises

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has earned praise from all corners after becoming the country's second-most prolific wicket-taker.

India News

Barend Prins 08 Mar 2022

Baby AB: South Africa prodigy Dewald Brevis keen to play Test cricket

South Africa teenager Dewald Brevis has set his sights on all three formats of the game.

Indian Premier League News

Barend Prins 08 Mar 2022

Racism in cricket: Azeem Rafiq fears he is unemployable after speaking out

The 31-year-old feels he is paying the price for being so candid about his experiences of racism in the game.

England News

Barend Prins 08 Mar 2022

Shane Warne: MCG funeral set for 30 March

Shane Warne’s state funeral is expected to bring many thousands of grieving supporters to the Melbourne Cricket Ground at the end of March.

Australia News

Barend Prins 08 Mar 2022

England: West Indies’ Kraigg Brathwaite welcomes fans in Antigua

As many as 5,000 supporters are believed to have made the trip, with fans eager to follow the team after two years of Covid travel restrictions.

England Test cricket

Barend Prins 08 Mar 2022

South Africa: Eight IPL-bound players included in Proteas squad for Bangladesh ODIs

CSA has announced an unchanged 16-man squad for the ODI series against Bangladesh starting next week Friday at SuperSport Park in Centurion.

Bangladesh ODI cricket

Barend Prins 08 Mar 2022

England: Five key talking points ahead of Test series against the West Indies

A three-match series in the Caribbean starts in Antigua on Tuesday.

England Test cricket

Barend Prins 08 Mar 2022

Shane Warne: India’s Ashwin on how spin bowling has been redefined

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has credited the late Shane Warne for redefining the role of slow bowlers, particularly in Test cricket. Warne passed away on Friday with a suspected heart attack, which has left the cricket world reeling after losing one of their favourite sons. “I see Warne as a flag-bearer for carrying the spin […]

Australia India

Barend Prins 08 Mar 2022

England: Joe Root ‘committed, excited and energised’ to go forward

Root has held the job for almost five years since picking up the baton from Sir Alastair Cook and has led the Test side on 61 occasions.

England News

Barend Prins 08 Mar 2022

Shane Warne: India legend Sunil Gavaskar regrets comments

India legend Sunil Gavaskar has retracted his comments after refusing to call the late Shane Warne the greatest of all time, saying the time was not yet right to make comparisons. Gavaskar irked a large number of cricket fans, particularly from Down Under after he said Warne was not the greatest spinner ever. According to […]

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