Sydney:Australian skipper Ricky Ponting wants his team to help defuse anticipated hostile South African crowds and engage them in friendly banter while fielding during this month's One-day cricket series.
Paarl (South Africa): Pakistan's Wasim Akram on Tuesday became the first player in history to take 500 wickets in One-day cricket when he bowled the Netherlands' Nick Statham in the World Cup match.
Johannesburg: Australia's champion spinner Shane Warne wants South Africa to reach the World Cup final - so that it makes it easier for his team to retain the title.
Johannesburg: If Shaun Pollock and his South African team lift the World Cup on March 23 they could be forgiven for thinking that at last destiny has smiled upon them.
Johannesburg: If Shaun Pollock and his South African team lift the World Cup on March 23 they could be forgiven for thinking that at last destiny has smiled upon them.
Bloemfontein: South African skipper Shaun Pollock and New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan have been fined part of their match fees for a verbal exchange during the Test that South Africa won here Tuesday by five wickets.Pollock will have to forfeit half
Johannesburg: The United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) has defended Pakistani referee Naushad Ali and Indian umpire Arani Jayaprakash for their disciplinary hearing decision, which led to hefty fines for South African captain Shaun Pollock and New Zealand all-rounder Craig
Johannesburg: Former wicket-keeper Ray Jennings has said the UnitedCricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) may have made a mistake in not sending two wicketkeepers with the side currently touring the West Indies.He said wicket-keeper Mark Boucher and all-rounder Jacques Kallis were
Johannesburg: Retired South African cricket hero Fanie de Villiers has caused a stir by calling for Lance Klusener to be dropped from the team currently touring the West Indies.He also suggested that Klusener's performance was to blame for Allan Donald's injuries,
Rajkot: Brian McMillan was probably the first genuine all-rounder from South Africa after their re-entry into the world of cricket. South Africa had been banned by the International Cricket Council due to Apartheid.Players like Shaun Pollock and Lance Klusener came much after McMillan. He was not the fastest of fast bowlers from South Africa but when he was on fire he too produced the speed of Donald. He wasn't a genuine match-winner yet he was the sort of fast bowler who produced a lethal break through which proved to be the turning point in the end.He was also a reliable
