Journalism allows you the opportunity to see, hear and read a lot of different opinions on how sports teams overcome tough patches to eventually triumph in a manner that would demand an unlimited bar tab at the big game after-party.
So with that ...
It has been 20 years since South Africa re-entered international cricket when they played India in Calcutta on November 10 1991, in what was the country's first ODI.
Two of the men who played in that match, Andrew Hudson and Allan Donald, are nowÂ...
Australia's current tour of South Africa has produced some enthralling cricket, with the contest being feisty. Graeme Smith scored a much needed 50 in Port Elizabeth while Jacques Kallis also returned to form with a classy knock, reminding us of his ...
Gary Kirsten's plans for the coming international cricket season have been soiled somewhat by injury. AB de Villiers, the newly minted ODI and T20 skipper, picked up a hand injury during a practice session with the Royal Challengers Bangalore and wil...
As the year slowly grinds towards the next summer of international cricket, preparations have already begun for those considered to inhabit the "near selection" vortex of the national side. South Africa A have recently returned from a brief yet fruit...
With the Cricket World Cup upon us, for those who don't really understand one of the most archaic sports going around, here is what you need to know about the teams competing (the ones who can win the tournament at least ... apologies to the associat...
Steve Waugh was noted back in the day to have called India the "the final frontier". A country vast in size and unique in character, has always proven to be a difficult place to tour. For the Australians, it was a place that had resisted their effort...
The passing of a milestone is an important moment to acknowledge for a batsman. It shows that you respect the applause given to you by the crowd, your teammates and somewhat begrudgingly, the opposition. And now, more than ever, do we regularly see b...
Graeme Smith can never be accused of not doing his best for his country. As a player, he thrives off the competitive juices produced in the heat of battle, and his large physical presence notwithstanding, he is an imposing player when chewing his gum...
It looks like the entire controversy about that “catch” – or catch that never was – by AB de Villiers off Andrew Strauss in the second England-Proteas cricket Test at Headingley has now been swept under the carpet.
A week has passed since ...
