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TopicSouth Africa cricket team

Topic: South Africa cricket team

Temba Bavuma is South Africa’s bulwark. He flipped the script on India

The man Indian cricketers mocked for his height has taken South Africa to new heights in the longest format.

Cricket-South Africa sports minister joins calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said he supported calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, adding his voice to those

Pakistan becomes first to whitewash South Africa at home. No fluke, say fans

Fans can’t get over the stars of the series—Saim Ayub and Mohammad Rizwan. Ayub, for his match-winning twin centuries, and Rizwan, for his exemplary captaincy.

South Africa taking nothing for granted at T20 World Cup, batsman Aiden Markham says

The Proteas are targeting a first limited overs World Cup triumph. On Sunday, they chased down India’s modest target of 134 by 5 wickets with 2 balls to spare.

Porous middle order, selection: Where India’s bid for 1st series win in South Africa went wrong

India looked primed to achieve the goal after going 1-0 up at Centurion, but the Proteas’ turnaround in the new year exposed several of India's batting weaknesses.

‘Black lives have mattered since I was born’: Quinton de Kock apologises for not taking the knee

South African batsman says did not mean to disrespect anyone by not playing against the West Indies, will take the knee if it helps in improving others’ lives.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.