Kepler Wessels

When Zimbabwe announced their arrival on the international stage

On June 9, 1983, the ICC Prudential World Cup kicked off in England amidst great frenzy. Karthik Parimal looks back at the opening fixture between Zimbabwe and Australia, and how the latter were promptly stunned.

Graeme Smith set to lead South Africa in their 200th Test match

South Africa will reach a notable landmark in its young history in international cricket when Graeme Smith leads the Proteas in Perth for their 200th Test match since the country's readmission after decades of isolation due to apartheid.

Greg Ritchie, former Australian Test batsman, makes racist remark against Muslims and remains unapologetic

Former Australia Test batsman Greg Ritchie, who allegedly made racist remarks during a luncheon at the Gabba on Friday, has defended himself and refused to apologise.

Kepler Wessels: Only batsman in Test history to score over 1,000 runs for two different countries

Karthik Parimal profiles Kepler Wessels on his 55th birthday. Wessels is the only man in Test history to score over 1,000 runs for two different countries.

Baseball can help cricketers improve their throws, asserts Jonty Rhodes

Cricketers can take help from a fielding coach with a strong baseball background like Mike Young to improve their performance on the field especially throwing skills, former South Africa player Jonty Rhodes on Thursday said.

It’s been a story of so near, yet so far for Sri Lanka since the 2011 World Cup

By Karthik Parimal

Sri Lanka has played a considerable amount of cricket since the beginning of last year. They competed fiercely in a gruelling World Cup and had their task cut out immediately thereafter as they faced formidable sides like England and Australia. Apart from the incessant on-field action, they had a plethora of undesirable off-field issues to deal with.

History favours South Africa at Newlands

Stung by a shock defeat in the second Test in Durban, South Africa will have to overcome a confident Sri Lankan team to gain an elusive series win in the third and final Test starting at Newlands Tuesday.

Duncan’s dilemma will be to emulate Kirsten, says Wessels

By CricketCountry Staff:

Former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels feels that Indian coach finds himself in a difficult situation where he has to decide whether he should adopt former Indian coach Gary Kirsten’s lenient approach or a typical hard line approach.

Kirsten set to take over as South African cricket team coach

Former India coach Gary Kirsten is all set to take over the reigns of the South African cricket team with his ex-teammate Allan Donald assisting him, a media report said.

The bat through finishing school

The finishing touches that will prepare him for the big leagues.