Frail and fallible India have their aura of invincibility destroyed
Cricket’s tectonic plates are shifting. If there is still a “big three”, then penniless South Africa are busy replacing India, the Croesus of cricket, to...
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India 90-5 to put South Africa on cusp of 2-0 Test sweep
Simon Harmer took four wickets to leave India foundering at 90-5 and put South Africa on the cusp of a 2-0 Test whitewash on day...
South African centurion Muthusamy celebrates ‘awesome’ Test journey
South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy on Sunday said he overcame doubts about his career after a forgettable first taste of Test cricket in India to come...
Bavuma, Stubbs steer South Africa to 156-2 in second India Test
Skipper Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs steadied South Africa in a stubborn stand after the openers departed on day one of the second Test against...
Cricket World Cup for blind women helps change attitudes
On a lush cricket ground outside Colombo the sharp jingling of a ball cuts through the afternoon air. Every rattle is a pushback against the...
Stokes’ England have reminded us all that cricket is meant to be fun
Nobody talks about the last ball of the Ashes. It’s the first that’s famous. That wide that flies to slip, that cover drive for four,...
Coach Gambhir questions ‘technique and temperament’ of Indian batters
India coach Gautam Gambhir launched a withering broadside at his batters on Sunday, saying they lacked the technique and temperament to knock off the 124...
India and Pakistan blind women show spirit of cricket with handshakes
Blind women from India and Pakistan brushed aside political tensions on Sunday, shaking hands in neutral Sri Lanka at a cricket tournament for the visually...
Harmer stars as South Africa stun India in low-scoring Test
Spinner Simon Harmer claimed a match haul of eight wickets to lead South Africa to a thrilling 30-run win over India inside three days of...
India, without Gill, 10-2 at lunch chasing 124 to beat S.Africa
Quick bowler Marco Jansen ripped out both India openers before lunch Sunday as the hosts stuttered in their chase of 124 to win the first...