Jacques Kallis will retire from tests after the Kingsmead Test. The timing of the announcement came as a bit of a shock this Christmas day. The snowflakes (it is a white Christmas in my part of the world) brought back memories of watching him bat in the winter Tests in SA over the years, notably…
First things first – kudos to Jacques Kallis on a most wonderful career – arguably the greatest all-rounder the game has seen. He turns is focus on to the one prize that has eluded South Africa and himself – a World Cup. It is a refreshing move and really tells us about the changing Cricket…
South Africa fall 8 runs short of a sensational win against India in the first test match played at Wanderers in Johannesburg resulting in a thrilling draw. It was the same pair of Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers, who were involved in saving the test match an year ago at Adelaide against Australia…
In the 1990s, the phrase “final frontier” became immensely popular in cricket circles as the Australian team led by Steve Waugh continued their relentless domination across the world. They ended up winning everywhere else other than India. The Australian attempt to conquer their final frontier became the stuff of legend, culminating in an epic…
Nelson Mandela: “What is your philosophy on leadership? How do you inspire your team to do their best?” Francois Pienaar: “By example. I’ve always thought to lead by example, sir.” Nelson Mandela: “Well, that is right. That is exactly right. But how do we get them to be better then they think they can be?…
