Cricket News from South Africa.

Tendulkar, Dhoni battling for survival in Nagpur Test

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:48:00 +0530

Sachin Tendulkar struck a defiant half century, but India lost two more wickets as South Africa tightened their grip on the first cricket Test in the morning session on the fourth day here Tuesday.

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Tendulkar leads India's resistance with 77 not out

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:47:00 +0530

India were struggling to save the match despite a fighting 77 not out by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa on Tuesday.

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Steyn credits performance to planning

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:13:00 +0530

South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn attributed his success with the ball on Monday to detailed planning before the start of the two-Test series against India.

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South Africa sniff win after Steyn wrecks India

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:13:00 +0530

South Africa were eyeing victory after Dale Steyn produced a career-best 7-51 to trigger a dramatic India collapse on the third day of the first Test here on Monday.

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Steyn's seven wicket haul rips India in Nagpur Test

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:16:00 +0530

A seven-wicket haul by South African fast bowler Dale Steyn in the first innings forced India to follow-on in the first Test being played here. Steyn’s piercing line and length overshadowed an exciting counter-attacking century (109) by Virender Sehwag on the third day of the match on Monday.

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Sehwag, Badrinath steady Indian innings

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:32:00 +0530

Virender Sehwag scored a brisk century while Subramaniam Badrinath made an unbeaten half century on debut to steady Indian innings at tea on the third day of the first cricket Test against South Africa here Monday.

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Sreesanth likely to return for Kolkata Test

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:08:00 +0530

Kerala pacer S Sreesanth is likely to play in the second Test match of the ongoing series between India and South Africa.

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South Africa pacemen rattle India

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:05:00 +0530

Dale Steyn picked two quick wickets to derail India's reply on the third day of the first Test against South Africa on Monday.

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South Africa's Amla earns all-round praise

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:03:00 +0530

Jacques Kallis lavished praise on teammate Hashim Amla who smashed an unbeaten 253 on Sunday to put South Africa in firm control of the first Test against India.

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Amla boosts South Africa with double ton

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:49:00 +0530

Hashim Amla smashed his maiden double-century to put South Africa in the driver's seat on the second day of the first Test against India on Sunday.

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Dhoni defends bowlers despite Kallis''s ton

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:48:00 +0530

Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stood by his bowlers despite South African batsman Jacques Kallis scoring his third hundred in five Tests on the first day of the first Test at Nagpur.

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South Africa in control despite Kallis exit

zaheen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:46:00 +0530

India's Harbhajan Singh dismissed Jacques Kallis for 173 before South Africa reached a strong 379-3 at lunch on the second day of the first Test on Sunday.

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South Africa add Langeveldt to one-day squad

zaheen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:40:00 +0530

Paceman Charl Langeveldt was on Sunday added to South Africa's squad for the upcoming three-match one-day international series against India.

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Kallis, Amla punish India's bowlers

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:38:00 +0530

Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla slammed unbeaten centuries to help South Africa seize the momentum on the opening day of the first Test against India on Saturday.

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Kallis boosts S. Africa in India cricket Test

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:37:00 +0530

Jacques Kallis hit his 34th century to guide South Africa to 193-2 at tea on the opening day of the first Test against India on Saturday.

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South Africa bat against India

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:10:00 +0530

South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium on Saturday.

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Dhoni is the man we are after, says Smith

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:39:00 +0530

South African captain Graeme Smith said they would be targetting Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he is a key member of the team and putting him under pressure might affect the rest of the side.

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Dhoni, Smith target each other ahead of Kanpur Test

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:30:00 +0530

India plays its first Test match against South Africa from Saturday, but the verbal battle has begun between both sides as South African skipper Graeme Smith and his Indian counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni targetted each other on Friday.

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India's Laxman doubtful for South Africa Test

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:15:00 +0530

Injury-ravaged India were sweating over the fitness of key middle-order batsman Venkatsai Laxman ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting Saturday.

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India, South Africa to battle for No.1 Test spot

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:17:00 +0530

New Delhi, Feb 4 India and South Africa will battle it out for the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test Championship mace when they clash in the two-match series starting Saturday.

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India, S. Africa to seek coveted ICC Test Championship mace

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:26:00 +0530

Dubai/Nagpur, Feb.4 :The battle for supremacy atop the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship table will come to a head in India over the next fortnight with the home side putting its mace on the line and South Africa primed to take possession.

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S. Africa aim to topple India from Test top spot

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:51:00 +0530

South Africa will draw confidence from their record on the subcontinent as they seek to replace India at the top of the world rankings in their two-Test series starting Saturday.

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Donald eyes England bowling coach job

deepak — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:46:00 +0530

Former South Africa paceman Allan Donald has said he would welcome the chance to return to the role of England fast bowling coach following the departure of Ottis Gibson.

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South Africa ready for tough India challenge

zaheen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:35:00 +0530

Graeme Smith's South Africa open their tour of India on Tuesday with a practice match ahead of their bid to dislodge the hosts as the number one Test nation.

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Gambhir predicts tough series against South Africa

zaheen — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:19:00 +0530

Indian opener Gautam Gambhir predicted a tough series against visiting South Africa next month and even more so in the absence of Rahul Dravid who is out of action with a fractured jaw he suffered during the recently concluded series in Bangladesh.

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South African cricket team arrives in India

zaheen — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:14:00 +0530

Mumbai, Jan 31 : South Africa''s cricket team arrived in India on Saturday to play two tests and three one-day internationals against the host country.

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I want to be in India side for long Saha

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:28:00 +0530

Composed and confident after receiving the national call-up, Bengal wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has set his eyes on playing a long innings at the top level.

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Mithun, family happy at his Test cap

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:34:00 +0530

The parents of Karnataka's new pace sensation Abhimanyu Mithun are thrilled  their son will soon don the India cap and play Test matches for the country.

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SA assistant coach to quit after India tour: report

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:27:00 +0530

A day after Cricket South Africa (CSA) sacked its entire selection panel, there was speculation whether assistant coach Vincent Barnes would also resign after returning from the tour of India.

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India miss Dravid, Yuvraj for South Africa Test

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:44:00 +0530

India will be without three key players, including Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, when they defend their number one Test ranking against South Africa next month.

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