International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended South African batsman Zubayr Hamza for a doping offense. According to Cricket South Africa, Hamza tested positive earlier this year and took a “voluntary suspension” in March. Hamza was working with the ICC’s investigations, according to CSA. “Zubayr does not contest the positive test, is fully collaborating with the … Read more
Hoosain Ayob, a South African fast bowler who never played died after a long illness. His age was 81. Ayob was internationally recognised as one of the finest players in the country’s history, but apartheid prevented him from representing it. He died at a hospital on Saturday morning while visiting family in Port Elizabeth owing … Read more
Sites for the five-match T20I series against South Africa, which begins on June 9, have been confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The T20I series kicks off less than two weeks after the end of the IPL, with the opening match taking place in Delhi. The five games will be … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: Four years after impressing Indian captain Virat Kohli as a teenage net bowler, Marco Jansen produced a destructive spell of bowling for South Africa on the first day of the second Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday. Jansen, 21, took four for 31 as India were bowled out for 202 after winning the … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: No tickets will be sold to the general public for the forthcoming Test and one-day international series between South Africa and India because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Monday. CSA said in a statement that a joint decision had been taken with the Board of Control for Cricket in India to bar … Read more
The Proteas ex-skipper and middle-order batsman Faf du Plessis said that his experience of visiting Pakistan as ICC World XI skipper played a massive role in South Africa’s decision to play red-ball cricket in the country. In a video released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) the star player said that, “That ICC World XI … Read more
