Former South Africa batter AB de Villiers expressed confidence in his team's ability to secure their maiden ICC World Test Championship (WTC) crown against Australia at Lord's. However, he acknowledged that Australia remains the favorite, as the Proteas lack experience playing in conditions
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj on Wednesday expressed happiness over the Proteas' World Test Championship Final qualification and said that it has been a phenomenal last 18 months for them.
Manjrekar was speaking on ESPNCricinfo in a video as Rohit battled a poor run of form during the 2024/25 Test season against Bangladesh and New Zealand at home and against Australia away from home during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His dip in form is worsened tenfold by the fact that India h
India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3, succumbing to a six-wicket defeat in the fifth and final Test at Sydney after setting Australia a target of 162 runs. With this loss, India is officially out of contention for the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's in June next year, as Aus
South Africa's Test captain, Temba Bavuma, has described leading his team to their maiden ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final as the pinnacle of his Test career since debuting in 2014.
The Proteas closed out their bilateral cycle with a 10-wicket win over Pakistan in Cape Town, completing a clean sweep against Shan Masood's side following their earlier two-wicket win in Centurion.
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): For former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar it won't be a "surprise" if the India selectors take a "bold decision" in the upcoming Test tour of England after the World Test Championship final hopes were quashed in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The win marked Australia's first Test series triumph over India since 2014-15 and cemented their spot in the final at Lord's in June, where they are set to face South Africa, as per Wisden.
The official X handle of Cricket South Africa (CSA) posted a video of AB coming to join his former team and enjoying a game of football with players, including Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs and Marco Jansen.
India's hopes of reaching the third-consecutive World Test Championship final dimmed after facing an unprecedented defeat in Melbourne in the fourth Test of the BGT series against India on Monday.
Aiden Markram, who played a pivotal role in South Africa's qualification for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final, expressed a mix of relief and emotion after his team secured a spot in the final at Lord's on June 11.
South Africa continued their brilliant run in ICC tournaments as after the final of ICC T20 World Cup this year, they have booked for themselves a spot in the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's next year.