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The Proteas Men’s team have suffered a scare after David Bedingham suffered a toe injury, but the middle-order batter is expected to be fit for the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord’s in June.
The Proteas will be hoping that their captain Temba Bavuma will be fit enough to lead them into battle at Lord's after suffering a recurrence of his elbow injury.
Shukri Conrad has revealed how a tactical shift and leadership changes propelled the Proteas to an unexpected World Test Championship final run.
Proteas Test captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the Cricket SA first-class final at the Wanderers, starting on Thursday, due to injury.
Heinrich Klaasen was the major omission on the Cricket SA contracted players list announced on Monday.
Lions’ stalwart Bjorn Fortuin believes home advantage will play a critical role in the Cricket SA 4-Day Series final against the Titans at the Wanderers later this week.
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma believes winning the World Test Championship at Lord's against Australia would be the crowning achievement of his career, following several near-misses at ICC events.
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma is celebrated for his calm leadership and off-field contributions, as highlighted by Geoffrey Toyana, with the upcoming World Test Championship a chance to cement his place high up in SA cricket history.
Proteas Test coach Shukri Conrad is “relishing the challenge” of taking on India in their own backyard later this year because “we know that they are beatable at home”.
St David's Marist Inanda honoured the Proteas captain by renaming its main cricket field to the Temba Bavuma Oval on Tuesday, celebrating his inspiring journey from a former pupil to a national cricket icon.
Shukri Conrad is set to take over all Proteas men’s teams after Rob Walter’s shock resignation. Walter, citing personal reasons, stepped down amid pressure over South Africa’s white-ball performances, while Conrad’s Test side remains on an eight-match winning streak.
Cricket SA National teams and high-performance director Enoch Nkwe has confirmed that Temba Bavuma is fully fit and is constant communication with the Lions over his availability.
Now even just speaking in some of these terms almost sounds absurd, let alone actually implementing the transformation policy. But there is method to Cricket South Africa’s ‘madness’, writes Ashfak Mohamed.
The ICC Champions Trophy has already seen England captain Jos Buttler step down, but former Proteas all-rounder Vernon Philander would not like to see the same happen to Temba Bavuma.
The most shocking aspect of the loss is that’s exactly what happened to South Africa on several occasions before in ICC matches, even sometimes when rain was incorrectly blamed for the Proteas’ exit.
Having endured some serious adversity from before their ICC Champions Trophy campaign had even begun, are the cricket gods finally smiling on the Proteas?
With doubt over the fitness of Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma and Tony de Zorzi, here are five players that must shine for the Proteas in Lahore.
The Proteas will field first against England without their Captain Temba Bavuma and Tony ze Zorzi due to an illness.
Heinrich Klaasen has been passed fit and should slot right back into the Proteas batting lineup against England on Saturday in Lahore.
The already eliminated England are a team in the rebuilding phases as skipper Jos Buttler seemingly edges towards the end of his tenure as captain.
Temba Bavuma’s men come up against arch-foes Australia in a Pool B clash that will go a long way in deciding both team’s chances of progressing to the semi-finals.
While the India-Pakistan Champions Trophy clash over the weekend failed to deliver in terms of excitement as it was a completely one-sided affair, the match which involves the Proteas promises to be a more even contest in Rawalpindi.
With the clash in Rawalpindi, starting at 11am SA time, expected to be another high-scoring affair, the Proteas may feel the possible absence of Heinrich Klaasen even more.
How well the Proteas batsmen played spin against Afghanistan could be an excellent gauge of how far SA can progress in the Champions Trophy on the hard and flat surfaces they will face in Pakistan and the UAE.
Ryan Rickelton has not only made his mark on the ICC Champions Trophy with a stellar century but has also established himself as a rising star within the Proteas squad.