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Shukri Conrad has revealed how a tactical shift and leadership changes propelled the Proteas to an unexpected World Test Championship final run.
Former Proteas captain Dean Elgar, now playing in England, says head coach Shukri Conrad is the reason his Test career came to an end.
Shukri Conrad is also considering adding a genuine all-rounder to bat at No 7 and has thrown Wiaan Mulder’s name into the conversation for the Proteas Test side.
Dane Piedt is the specialist tweaker in the squad, and the right-arm off-spinner will certainly not only add quality to the attack, but a much-needed hard edge to the line-up
Former Proteas’ captain Dean Elgar has signed a three-year deal with Essex County Cricket Club after retiring from international cricket.
Newlands Cricket Ground was on Tuesday given a demerit point by the International Cricket Council after last week’s Test match between South Africa and India ended within two days.
Despite still being a key player of the Proteas limited overs sides, Heinrich Klaasen battled to cement a place in the Test team.
Dean Elgar says he will hold on to the ‘amazing memories’ after bowing out of Test cricket in South Africa’s second Test loss to India on Thursday.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma says his team's seven-wicket win inside two days over South Africa had shown their ability to play anywhere in the world.
India cruised to a seven-wicket victory over South Africa before tea on day two of the second Test at Newlands.
The Indian pace attack walked away with 13 South African wickets on Wednesday, while the Kagiso Rabada-led bowling unit took 10 Indian wickets in similar fashion.
It was the Proteas’ lowest total since 1932, and the lowest by any team against India.
Tristan Stubbs makes his Test debut for South Africa, coming in for Bavuma. Lungi Ngidi comes in for Gerald Coetzee and Keshav Maharaj replaces Keegan Petersen.
Dean Elgar will take guard in the second and final Test against India in Cape Town on Wednesday, with 5331 runs to his name which include 14 centuries and 23 fifties for an average of 38.
Three of India’s top six batsmen are on their first tour of South Africa and they all struggled at Centurion. Skipper Rohit Sharma, who only made five and nought, will be hoping for a strong response in Cape Town.
On the eve of his 86th and final Test match, Dean Elgar said he was ‘sad’ South Africa would be sending a weakened team to play two Test matches against hosts New Zealand.
Dean Elgar will bid to bring the curtain down on his Test career by skippering South Africa to victory in the second and final Test against an India.
Test coach Shukri Conrad showered the Dean Elgar with praise for his efforts in South Africa’s three-day assassination of India at SuperSport Park.
IOL Sport’s Zaahier Adams looks at the five standout moments from the day’s action where the Proteas beat India at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Dean Elgar and Marco Jansen shared a century partnership and took the Proteas from a narrow 11-run lead at the start to a position of strength.
Dean Elgar did not only show his gutsy personality, but also took the fight to the Indian bowlers with 23 boundaries for his unbeaten 140 off 211 balls.
IOL Sport’s Zaahier Adams looks at the standout moments from the second day’s play of the first Test between the Proteas and India.
While Dean Elgar played to his gritty traditional strengths, there were also delightful square drives that brought up his 14th Test century for the Proteas.
Dean Elgar had to survive a challenging start against Indian new ball bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj before scoring a fluent century.
South Africa were 49/1 at lunch in reply to India's first innings total of 245. Rahul made 101– his second in successive matches in Centurion.