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Judge Yacoob steps down as CSA interim board chairman
Updated : 44 min ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], January 27 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) interim board chairman Judge Yacoob has stepped down following the publication of a telephone conversation between him and a South African journalist, in which Yacoob used abusive language.
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Laura Wolvaardt attains career-best ODI rankings
Updated : 3 hours, 6 min ago IST
Dubai [UAE], January 27 (ANI): South Africa opener Laura Wolvaardt has moved up two places to a career-best seventh position in the ICC Women's ODI rankings after helping her team complete a 3-0 series sweep over Pakistan.
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Pak vs SA, 1st Test: Fawad Alam hits ton as hosts gain upper hand
Updated : 3 hours, 18 min ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 27 (ANI): Fawad Alam and Faheem Ashraf played knocks of 109 and 64 respectively on the second day of the opening Test against South Africa as Pakistan gained firm control on proceedings at the National Stadium here on Wednesday.
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Will Pucovski can bat in middle-order also: Trevor Hohns
Updated : 6 hours, 47 min ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], January 27 (ANI): Australia's national selector Trevor Hohns on Wednesday said that Will Pucovski can also bat in the middle-order if the situation arises in the longest format of the game.
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We didn't spend one minute on Paine's leadership during our select
Updated : 8 hours, 55 min ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], January 27 (ANI): Australia Test skipper Tim Paine's leadership was under the scanner when the hosts weren't able to convert the advantages into victories in the last two Tests against India. But the criticism directed at Paine was termed "wide of the mark" as he was b
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SA's Sune Luus becomes 10th woman to achieve double of 1,000 ODI r
Updated : 9 hours, 29 min ago IST
Durban [South Africa], January 27 (ANI): South Africa all-rounder Sune Luus has become just the tenth woman to achieve the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs.
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Botswana confirms presence of COVID-19 variant discovered in South
Updated : 12 hours, 19 min ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) has confirmed the presence of the COVID-19 new variant 501Y.V2 first detected in neighbouring country, South Africa.
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Wade dropped from Test squad, Paine retains captaincy for SA serie
Updated : 13 hours, 33 min ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], January 27 (ANI): Matthew Wade was on Wednesday left out of Australia's Test squad for the South Africa tour while Tim Paine received strong support to continue as captain.
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Brazil suspends flights from South Africa to prevent spread of COV
Updated : 17 hours, 56 min ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil on Tuesday extended the suspension of flights from the United Kingdom and introduced a fresh ban on arrivals from South Africa.
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Farhat retires from professional cricket, PCB congratulates on won
Updated : 1 day, 2 hours ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday congratulated Imran Farhat on a successful 24-year-long career. The top-order batsman, who represented Balochistan in the domestic season 2020-21, retired from professional cricket on the completion of his side's c
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Pak vs SA, 1st Test: Bowlers bring Proteas back in the game after
Updated : 1 day, 3 hours ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada struck twice while Anrich Nortje and Keshav Maharaj picked a wicket each as South Africa fought back after being dismissed for 220 against Pakistan on day one of the first Test on Tuesday.
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Pak vs SA: Nauman Ali becomes fourth oldest Test debutant for host
Updated : 1 day, 5 hours ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Spinner Nauman Ali on Tuesday became the fourth oldest Test cricketer to debut for Pakistan.
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