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South Africa make three changes ahead of second Pakistan Test

South Africa

CAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced its Playing XI on Thursday for the second Test against Pakistan, which will commence on January 3 at Newlands. The Proteas enter the match with a 1-0 lead in the two-match series after securing a nail-biting two-wicket victory in the first Test at Centurion. The win also confirmed … Read more

SA’s Mark Boucher to step down as head coach after T20 World Cup

Mark Boucher retirement

Boucher was due to stay until the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India. CSA says Boucher will leave “in order to pursue other opportunities”. Later this month, Boucher will lead the squad on a white-ball tour of India and the T20 World Cup. After the T20 World Cup in October and November, South Africa’s head … Read more

Lance Klusener named coach of Durban’s CSA T20 team

Lance Klusener

All six teams were acquired by IPL owners. He coached the Durban Dolphins in the mid-2010s Lance Klusener named head coach of Durban franchise. Lance Klusener has been named head coach of the Durban franchise in the CSA’s new T20 competition, which will begin in January-February 2023. “This is a new challenge for me. It … Read more

PSL 7: CSA has refused to issue NOCs to centrally contracted South African cricketers for PSL 2022

Graeme Smith

PSL 7: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) seventh edition 2022 has been dealt a blow, as top South African centrally contracted players will miss the PSL after Cricket South Africa (CSA) denied them non-objection certificates (NOCs) due to international and domestic commitments. “It is true that contracted members of the proteas team had their NOCs for the … Read more

S.Africans Smith and Boucher face hearing on racial discrimination

Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher, Enoch Nkwe

JOHANNESBURG: Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher, two of South Africa’s most prominent cricket personalities, will face formal hearings into claims of racial discrimination, Cricket South Africa announced on Monday. The announcement came just six days before the start of a high-profile Test series against India. Smith, CSA’s director of cricket, played a key role in the … Read more

India tour to go ahead under “strictest Covid-19 guidelines”: CSA

India

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa confirmed on Saturday India will play three Test matches on their tour which starts later this month but “under the strictest Covid-19 guidelines”. The CSA added the tour will be delayed by a week to allow for “effective logistical planning” following an outbreak of the coronavirus Omicron variant in the host country. … Read more

South Africa Announce 21-member squad for test series against Pakistan

sa

Proteas has announced their 21-member test squad for two test matches against Pakistan starting from January 26 in Karachi. Cricket South Africa (CSA) named a full-strength squad that will play under the leadership of Quinton de Kock. African players will depart for Pakistan on January 15 through a commercial flight and, spend their bubble period … Read more

South Africa player contracts COVID-19 ahead of England series

South Africa

Cricket South Africa has confirmed that one player has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus ahead of the series with England. According to the details, England and South Africa are all set to take on each other three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals starting on November 27 behind closed doors due to the coronavirus … Read more