Former South Africa opener and celebrated coach Gary Kirsten has offered a frank assessment of his ill-fated tenure as Pakistan鈥檚 white-ball head coach, revealing he felt sidelined from the outset and unable to effect meaningful change in a dysfunctional system.
As South Africa are celebrating their first ICC title in 27 years after winning the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord鈥檚 on Saturday, Bangladesh are preparing for the new cycle to start.
Australia could shake up their batting after crashing to South Africa in the World Test Championship final, with captain Pat Cummins saying a 鈥榬eset鈥� was needed ahead of three Tests in the West Indies and a home Ashes series.
Australia captain Pat Cummins said his side had been faced with a 鈥榖ridge too far鈥� after losing the World Test Championship final to South Africa at Lord's on Saturday.
Aiden Markram's magnificent century was the cornerstone of South Africa's five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord's on Saturday as the Proteas ended decades of cricket heartbreak by at last winning a major global title.
Australia captain Pat Cummins produced a sensational spell of four wickets for just one run as the title-holders seized control of the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord's on Thursday.
Temba Bavuma and David Bedingham revived South Africa in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's on Thursday following a top-order collapse on the opening day.
Mitchell Starc led Australia's recovery as the defending champions fought back with the ball against South Africa on the first day of the World Test Championship final at Lord's on Wednesday.
Kagiso Rabada took five wickets as South Africa dismissed Australia for 212 after tea on Wednesday's opening day of the World Test Championship final at Lord's.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma admitted all-rounder Wiaan Mulder lacks experience at the top of the batting order after picking him to bat at number three against Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord's.
Marnus Labuschagne will open for Australia in the World Test Championship final against South Africa, captain Pat Cummins announced Tuesday.
Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord's, starting on Wednesday. Below AFP Sport looks at three key contests that could determine the course of the showpiece game:
Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord's starting Wednesday amid a chorus of criticism over the competition's format.
Rain forced the second and final four-day match between the Bangladesh Emerging team and visiting South Africa to end in a draw at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Ripon Mondol shone with the bat and ball after being involved in a controversial incident on the second day of the second four-day match between the Bangladesh Emerging team and their South African counterparts at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday.
Iftakhar Hossain Ifti scored a century to rescue the Bangladesh Emerging team from a precarious position against their South African counterparts on the opening day of the second and final four-day match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday...
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The African Union called for a permanent ceasefire in Libya on Saturday after deadly clashes in the capital earlier this month and demonstrations demanding the prime minister鈥檚 resignation.
Rain had the final say as the first four-day match between the Bangladesh emerging men鈥檚 team and their South African counterparts ended in a draw at the Bir Shreshtha Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.聽
South Africans voiced anger on Thursday at US president Donald Trump鈥檚 persistent false claim of a genocide against white farmers that were repeated in talks with president Cyril Ramaphosa.
Rakibul Hasan claimed 7-64 to help the Bangladesh emerging men鈥檚 team take a 65-run lead in the first innings of their four-day match against their South African counterparts at the Bir Shrestha Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.
President Donald Trump ambushed South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday by playing him a video that he claimed proved genocide is being committed against white people, driving farmers to flee to the United States.
The South Africa emerging men鈥檚 team made a comeback after a poor start against hosts Bangladesh on the second day of their first four-day match at the Bir Shrestha Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday...
The Bangladesh emerging women鈥檚 cricket team suffered a crushing eight-wicket defeat to their South African counterparts in the third and final match, losing the T20 series 2-1 at the Cox鈥檚 Bazar Academy Ground on Sunday.
Bangladesh emerging women鈥檚 team suffered a crushing 36-run defeat against their South African counterparts in the second of the three-match T20I series at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, on Friday.
Rakibul Hasan鈥檚 heroics led Bangladesh men鈥檚 emerging team to clinch the three-match one-day series as they beat their South African counterparts by 34 runs in the third and series-deciding game at the Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Friday.聽
Captain Akbar Ali鈥檚 131 off 110 balls went in vain as South Africa Emerging team levelled the three-match one-day series with a thrilling 10-run victory over their Bangladeshi counterparts in the second match at the Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Wednesday...
Shorna Akter smashed a 32-ball fifty to secure a five-wicket win for the Bangladesh Emerging Women鈥檚 team against their South African counterparts in the first T20 at the Cox鈥檚 Bazar Academy Ground in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Wednesday...
Kagiso Rabada will lead a South African pace bowling attack weakened by injury in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's in London from June 11 to 15.
The Bangladesh emerging men鈥檚 team secured a thrilling three-wicket win against their South African counterparts in the first of the three-match one-day series at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi, on Monday.