Theunis de Bruyn

South Africa batter Theunis de Bruyn will miss the third and final Test against Australia next week as he is set to return home for the birth of his first child. The 30-year-old came into the side for the Boxing Day Test in place of Rassie van der Dussen. Batting at number three, de Bruyn had scores of 12 and 28 in South Africa's innings-and-182-run defeat in Melbourne.

South Africa have selected fast bowler Gerald Coetzee for the first time and handed a recall to batsman Theunis de Bruyn for their crucial three-Test tour of Australia that starts next month.

Mitchell Starc threatened South Africa number three Theunis de Bruyn with a 'Mankad' dismissal on Thursday after the batsman wandered way outside his crease at the non-striker's end during the second Test in Melbourne.

Fast bowling all-rounder Chris Morris too has been added to the 15-man squad, joining the likes of Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada, Vernon Philander and Andile Phehlukwayo in a formidable pace attack.

Spinners struck late to give India 'A' the upperhand as South Africa 'A' slumped to 159 for five in their first innings at stumps on day two of the second unofficial Test on Wednesday.

Cricket South Africa on Wednesday said Dale Steyn is not "medically ready" to be named in the T20 squad to face India, clarifying a day after the veteran fast bowler expressed his surprise at his exclusion.

Paceman Umesh Yadav said he owed Wriddhiman Saha a "treat" since the wicketkeeper plucked catches out of thin air when his leg-side deliveries could have gone to the boundary line, in the second Test.

Allrounder Cameron Green took a career-best 5-27 as Australia ripped through South Africa's fragile batting before piling on late runs to seize control of the second Test in Melbourne on Monday.

Young Shubman Gill will be the centre of attraction when a dominant India A lock horns with South Africa A in the second and final unofficial Test of the series, starting in Mysuru on Tuesday.

Ranchi’s favourite son MS Dhoni may no longer play Test cricket, but he made his presence felt at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Tuesday. The former India captain was in the Indian dressing room on the fourth day of the India-South Africa Test.

Indian pacers steaming in with intent has left fans, scribes and pundits in awe. But not Ravichandran Ashwin, or his teammates. They are not surprised by what they see on the field anymore and would want everyone to get used to it.

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Experienced Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha will look to take a crucial step towards making a comeback to the national side when he leads India 'A' against South Africa 'A' in the second and final unofficial 'Test' which begins in Mysuru on Tuesday.

Led by Quinton de Kock, South Africa's 44 cricketers, who are part of a men's high performance squad, have returned to training amid the Covid-19 pandemic after getting approval from the country's sports ministry.

Mohammed Shami's hostile morning spell and an acrobatic catch by Wriddhiman Saha were the highlights of the first session as India reduced South Africa to 136 for six at lunch on the third day of the second Test on Saturday.

Skipper Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma skipped the optional practice session but spinner Kuldeep Yadav looked to hone his batting skills ahead of India's third and final Test against South Africa here on Thursday.

After mauling the hapless Zimbabweans within two 'nights' in the first-ever four-day day-night Test, the South Africans are now gunning for India.

India are well on course for an innings victory after their bowlers blew away the South African top-order, leaving the visitors reeling at 74 for four in their second innings after following-on on the fourth day of the second Test on Sunday.

If you are from India's T20 generation and find Test cricket too slow, it's high time you watched this Indian Test team. Even if you are much older, from the generation which was once traumatised by Caribbean or Australian pacers, it's time to heal your wounds.

Mohammad Shami and Ravindra Jadeja ran through the South African batting in the morning session to put India on the cusp of a big win on day five of the first Test here on Sunday.

Out-of-form opener Shikhar Dhawan will be aiming to get his mojo back when he turns out for India A in the last two games of the five-match unofficial ODI series against South Africa A beginning on Wednesday.

This was the first overseas Test series loss for India under Virat Kohli (discounting the 2014 loss in Australia as MS Dhoni was full-time captain back then). The tour has also ended India's streak of nine consecutive series' wins since 2015.

Rohit Sharma will look to revive his Test career at the top of the batting order when he goes out to open for Board President's XI in South Africa's warm-up fixture ahead of the first Test against India beginning on October 2. With Rohit being promoted as an opener, the next five Tests could be a make or break for the 32-year-old stylish right-hander.

Skipper Aiden Markram and allrounder Wiaan Mulder hit superb hundreds as South Africa 'A' fought their way to 400 all out against India 'A' on day three of the second unofficial Test here on Thursday. Markram geared up for the three-Test series against India with a superb 161, while Mulder produced an unbeaten 131 -- his fourth first-class century -- as the visitors came within 17 runs of India A's first innings of 471.

A maiden century by wicketkeeper Alex Carey pushed Australia closer to a series-sealing victory in the second Test as South Africa's batsmen were left with a mountain to climb at the end of a rain-hit Day 3 on Wednesday.

A relaxed and confident Australia head into the third and final Test against South Africa in Sydney eyeing a series sweep and a berth in the World Test Championship (WTC) final to cap a dominant home summer.

South Africa strike bowler Anrich Nortje claimed the key wickets of David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne on Wednesday to prise Australia's grip on the third Test in Sydney as rain plagued the opening day.

India's first-choice Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha suffered an injury on his right ring finger during the South African second innings as Rishabh Pant kept wickets in the final hour on day three of the final Test match. The 35-year-old Saha, who was phenomenal behind the stumps in the second Test in Pune, was hurt in the 27th over, while keeping to off-spinner R Ashwin.