Why every rugby-loving caveman needs a man-cave
If you can’t make it to the game, at least make sure you can make it to your cave. Here’s what you need to get your game on.
If you can’t make it to the game, at least make sure you can make it to your cave. Here’s what you need to get your game on.
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
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
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
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
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
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
With the loss of three incredibly valuable talents, the Proteas may well go into a rebuilding phase now with an eye on the Cricket World Cup next year. First Gary Kirsten, then Jacques Kallis and now Graeme Smith. None will be a part of the Proteas going forward and the experience and intellectual capital lost … Read more
Proteas Test captain Graeme Smith has announced an end to his 347-match international career, which will take affect after the current Test series against Australia, Cricket SA (CSA) said on Monday. SAPA Smith broke the news to his team-mates after close of play on Monday, CSA said in a statement. “This has been the most … Read more
After taking an immense amount of flack following the disastrous first test which was lost by 281 runs, the Proteas hit back in the most sublime way possible, finishing off the Aussies in four days and winning by 231 runs. By Michael Marnewick The rainy weather predicted for the final day (Monday) proved to be … Read more