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Pakistan will be playing a total of seven Tests against three different teams.© AFP Pakistan will be playing a total of seven Tests against England, Bangladesh and South Africa between August 2024 and January 2025 as part of the ICC World Test Championship’s (WTC) third cycle, which concludes next year. Pakistan will host England and…
Aiden Markram to lead the charge as South Africa on Tuesday announced the 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 to be played in the USA and West Indies from June 1-29. This will be Markram’s first World Cup assignment since being named T20I captain. The team includes experienced batters Quinton de…
Still bitter about the scheduling fiasco that forced him and other senior players to miss a two-Test series against New Zealand earlier this year, South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada says they were not given a say in the “unacceptable” botch-up. As many as seven uncapped players were named for the series which was a…
Jacob Zuma cannot in theory seek re-election as he has already served two terms as president. Johannesburg: South Africa’s electoral officials said Thursday that they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma from May elections, further stoking tensions in the run-up to the polls. The country is to hold general elections on May 29 in what…
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A bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire on Thursday in South Africa, killing 45 of the 46 people on board, the transport ministry said. An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor and had been taken to hospital with serious injuries. The vehicle had been heading from neighbouring Botswana to Moria…
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A passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine in South Africa on Thursday. (Representational) Johannesburg: A passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, the transport ministry said. One person was also seriously injured in the crash of the vehicle heading from…
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South Africa cricket team spinner Keshav Maharaj, who will practice with Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, fulfilled his dream of visiting the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Ahead of the side’s opening match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday, Maharaj visited the Ram Mandir and his post on social media platform Instagram…
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj has joined the Lucknow Super Giants camp, ahead of IPL 2024. Maharaj had led LSG’s sister franchise, Durban Super Giants at the SA20 League. The 34-year-old spinner, who is a staunch believer of Lord Ram, caught everyone’s attention after the DJ at the Newlands stadium played song, “Ram Siya Ram”,…
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File photo of Rohit Sharma (left) and Hardik Pandya.© BCCI In the upcoming Indian Premier League season, it is Hardik Pandya who will be leading five-time champions Mumbai Indians. In December last year, MI traded Hardik in an all-cash deal from Gujarat Titans and later named him the skipper. Rohit, who led MI to five…
Residents of the Blairgowrie neighbourhood of Johannesburg, South Africa, demonstrate against the lack of water on March 12. | Photo Credit: AP Anger is mounting in some Johannesburg districts left without water for more than a week, fewer than three months before general elections marked by voter discontent with South Africa’s failing infrastructure. With power…
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