Cricket 7.8.2020 08:53 pm

Australia to stage delayed T20 World Cup in 2022

The 2020 edition of the T20 World Cup — postponed by the coronavirus — will be staged by Australia in 2022, the International Cricket Council announced on Friday.

India will stage the 2021 edition as planned, the global governing body added.

Cricket Cricket SA defends its integrity as match-fixing scandal resurfaces

Former Proteas wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile, who was found guilty, has claimed that certain white players avoided investigation when a number of cricketers were banned for their involvement in corruption in 2015.

Cricket England collapse to 12-3 against Pakistan in 1st Test

England collapsed to 12-3 in the first Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Thursday, with star batsman Ben Stokes out for a duck.

Cricket Moosajee calls for a cricket ‘TRC’ to resolve racial divide

Mohammed Moosajee believes a “healing” process is required for South African cricket to continue moving forward.

Cricket Duminy says Proteas team was split by racial division

Former Proteas star JP Duminy claims to have experienced the marginalisation of black players during his career, including teammates being referred to by racial slurs.

Cricket Robin Peterson – My cricket hero called me a ‘k*****’

Retired Proteas player Robin Peterson has recalled some of the issues he faced when he first played top-flight cricket.

Cricket SA cricket battling with ‘cancer’ and ‘chaos’ – Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith says the domestic governing body for cricket is struggling to move forward due to a lack of trust and a sense of chaos.

Cricket Proteas women make early progress as they return to training

Back on the training field after being sidelined for 143 days by the coronavirus pandemic, the SA women’s cricket team are gearing up for a potential return to competition later this year.

Cricket Another blow for Cricket SA as acting CEO calls it quits

South African cricket was plunged into more uncertainty on Wednesday with the news that Cricket South Africa acting chief executive Jacques Faul would stand down on September 15.

Cricket Cricket SA, 40 black ex-players and coaches track new way forward

‘We would like to thank CSA for hearing our cry, reaching out and have an initial engagement,’ the players and coaches said in a joint statement.

Proteas Long qualifying road for Proteas to the 2023 Cricket World Cup

The International Cricket Council has unveiled a new system for deciding which teams will go to the 2023 World Cup, instituting the ODI Super League, but South Africa have drawn the short straw because they will have to play six of their top-eight colleagues in their bid to qualify.

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Cricket Opportunity is the key to equality, says Proteas icon Philander

While he says he experienced no racism during his time in the Proteas team, South African bowling great Vernon Philander’s support for the Black Lives Matter movement is based on what he classifies as “inequality” in the cricket system.

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Cricket De Villiers pleased to see cricket taking a united stance

Following a fractious week for the game, the launch of 3TCricket provided some balm, and former national captain AB de Villiers was relieved to see the unity displayed at the weekend as an air of reconciliation settled over SuperSport Park.

Cricket Eagles win Solidarity Cup in a return to action for SA sport

Competitive sport made a return on Saturday, with the Eagles winning the Solidarity Cup clash, after the country’s top players showed unity in support of Black Lives Matter following a fractious period for South African cricket.

Cricket SA sport returns with 3TCricket under BLM cloud

Cricket will be the first sport in South Africa to resume competition this weekend, and while starved fans will be eager to catch some action, much of the focus in advance has centred around an ongoing Black Lives Matter debate.

Cricket Eagles ready to soar as SA sport returns with 3TCricket

With three teams playing at the same time in a unique format behind closed doors, South Africa’s elite cricketers will return to a new-look game this weekend, but Eagles coach Geoff Toyana says his side is ready to go.

Cricket Racism in cricket must be stopped, former Proteas insist

Former South African stars have made a joint stand against racism, while the president of the national players’ union has called on government to step in, as Cricket SA is urged to address an apparent lack of transformation in the game.

Cricket Shake-up for Mzansi Super League

Changes for the third edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) will include a potentially exciting bidding war for players and a possible switch in team names.

Cricket Cricket SA backs Ngidi in BLM controversy

Cricket South Africa has stood up in support of Black Lives Matter, in the wake of a backlash over comments made by fast bowler Lungi Ngidi.

Proteas Proteas’ Ngidi in Black Lives Matter controversy

A remark about Black Lives Matter in a Zoom press conference has made South Africa’s one-day and Twenty20 international cricketer of the year Lungi Ngidi the centre of controversy echoing the country’s uncomfortable recent past.