History As Nigeria Qualify For First Ever World Cup
Nigeria secured a dramatic, first ever spot in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2020, after they beat Sierra Leone by two wickets, on the final day of the Africa qualifying tournament in Namibia. Set 139 to win, Nigeria endured a nervy chase, slipping to 87 for six at... Read more
Cook And Kohli Named Captains of ICC Test And ODI Teams Of The Year
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced its Test and ODI Teams of the Year. Former Test stalwarts Rahul Dravid, Gary Kirsten and Kumar Sangakkara selected the sides based on players’ performances in the period from 14 September 2015 to 20 September 2016. England’s Alastair Cook has been named... Read more
AB De Villiers Steps Down As South Africa Test Captain
AB De Villiers has decided to step down as captain of the Standard Bank Proteas Test team with immediate effect. De Villiers was appointed in January following Hashim Amla’s resignation, and led the team in two Test matches against England before injury forced him to miss the series against... Read more
AB de Villiers has signed to play for Barbados Tridents in the 2016 Caribbean Premier League. The South African Test and ODI captain will not miss any Protea matches and remains committed to representing South Africa in all forms of the game. De Villiers said: “Barbados is one of... Read more
AB De Villiers returns to the specialist role of wicketkeeper/batsman for the first two matches of the four-match Sunfoil Test Series against England starting at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on December 26. The Cricket South Africa (CSA) national selectors today named a squad of 13 players for the first two... Read more
AB De Villiers and Virat Kohli went head to head in a memorable display of batsmanship at Chennai on Thursday before India triumphed by 35 runs in the fourth ODI of the Freedom Series to square matters at 2-2. The decider will be played at Mumbai’s Wankede Stadium on... Read more