Gentleman Jayawardene, the elegant run-machine

by Kuldip LAL One of the game’s most elegant stroke-makers, Mahela Jayawardene, enjoyed a fitting farewell to Test cricket at his home ground as Sri Lanka completed a 2-0 series sweep against Pakistan on Monday. Few cricketers exemplified the spirit of the game better than the gentlemanly 37-year-old, though his pleasant demeanour hid nerves of … Read more

Kallis quits ODI format months before World Cup

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s Jacques Kallis has surprisingly decided to call time on his international limited overs career six months before the World Cup. The 38-year-old, one of the greatest all-rounders in the game’s history, retired from test cricket last year but had been planning to finish his South Africa … Read more

Kallis backing for new Proteas captain

One of the greatest all-rounders in the game of cricket, Jacques Kallis gave Hashim Amla the thumbs up, saying the newly-appointed Proteas Test captain will make his own history in the longest format of the game. “I have no doubt Hash will be successful. It’s time for him to create his own legacy,” Kallis said … Read more

AB acknowledges teammates after winning big

Claiming four accolades, including Cricketer of the Year at Cricket SA’s annual awards evening, AB de Villiers says his teammates spurred him on to greater heights during the season. “I would certainly not be standing here without my teammates,” De Villiers in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. He was also named Test Cricketer of the Year, … Read more

Two new caps in Proteas Squad

Stiaan van Zyl and Dane Piedt are the new caps in the Proteas Test squad to tour Sri Lanka next month, Cricket SA said on Tuesday. Beuran Hendricks has been included in the ODI squad for the first time. “Van Zyl and Piedt have been outstanding throughout the Cape Cobras’ successful Sunfoil Series campaign, finishing … Read more

Dale Steyn named Wisden’s cricketer of the year

Protea’s fast bowler Dale Steyn has been named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer of the Year for 2013. The 2014 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack was published on Wednesday. “South African fast bowler Dale Steyn is Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2013, a year in which he took 51 Test wickets in only nine games … Read more