Kagiso Rabada is 20 wickets away from the magical 300 mark
And unlike Anderson, Broad, Starc, Shami et al, who play all the time, won't get to play a Test again until Boxing Day
It's sickening and just plain unfair
#SAvWI
#INDvAUS
Remember when England kicked up a storm and cancelled their SA tour after ONE unconfirmed case?
SEVEN members of England's touring party test + in Australia
And yet, the
#Ashes
continue
Double flippin standards are disgusting!
"Ultimately, I've gotta take responsibility for the teams performance. How do I try to mentally & physically upskill these guys in a short period of time to make them better players" - Mark Boucher
Brilliant leadership from the coach. Thank you Bouch!
#SAvENG
The way
@ImranTahirSA
has been treated by Mark Boucher & co has been an utter disgrace
He put his heart & soul into every performance for SA, and he deserved so much better
My heart breaks for you Immy.
#T20WorldCup
#cricket
CSA successfully hosted Pakistan for 3 ODIs & 4 T20Is. No issues with covid or bio-bubbles
Now tell me again why Australia cancelled when the
#IPL
has had a number of covid cases
#SAvPAK
#cricket
Don't ever hear anyone asking if Ashwin is behind the rank turners in India to improve his own stats but Babar's always the one to get criticised
#PAKvNZ
How epic would it be if this was the first of a 3-Test series?
It would give India more to play for, it would mean SA have to still work hard to win the series, it just makes for a better Test series
2 Tests are rubbish, plain and simple
#SAvIND
🇿🇦 Test cricket fans, enjoy every bit of this Test, because you won't see this team play again for 9 months
9 months, life is created in 9 months and that's how long they'll have to wait to play again
The monopoly of Test cricket by the Big 3 must end
#SAvWI
No charges for India after their deplorable behaviour yesterday
KG just stands close to another player and he's given demerit points
Double standards rear their ugly head yet again
#SAvIND
Biggest positives for South Africa after the
#SAvIND
Test series
1. Keegan Petersen securing the number 3 spot
2. Marco Jansen vindicating his selection
3. Rabada finding his groove again
4. South Africa successfully chasing over 200 twice
5. They WON
#cricket
Babar Azam is always underappreciated
2018, Pak played in Ire, Eng & SA, and never at home, Babar averaged 56 in Tests
2019, he had only 2 Tests at home and 4 away, in SA & Aus. He averaged 68.44
2020, he played 3 Tests in Eng and only 1 at home he averaged 67.6
#cricket
If South Africa win the
#T20WorldCup
final tomorrow, Monday should be a public holiday in SA
History like this deserves to be recognised, appreciated and celebrated
Do you agree?
KG Rabada needs 24 more wickets to get to the magical 300
His SR of 39.87 means he would get there very quickly, IF they played more
Something has to be done about the scheduling because he is missing out and we are missing out
#SAvWI
The audacity from the CSA Chief Executive, the sheer audacity
Hosting Tests that start on a Tuesday & Wednesday and then complaining there's no attendance
And then saying WE are to blame for the lack of Tests played?
The audacity
#SAvWI
Ben Stokes thinks England were lacking red ball preparation before the first Test
England have played 4 Tests this summer alone, SA's last Test was in April
England have no right to complain about "lack of red ball cricket"
#ENGvSA
Jason Holder has rightly pointed out the unfair nature of Test scheduling
"The way world cricket is going now, apart from the big three, every team is barely playing any Test cricket"
After the
#SAvWI
series ends, SA won't play Tests again for 9 months
South Africa won the ODI series, convincingly, without strike bowlers, KG Rabada and Anrich Nortje
I don't know about you, but I'm feeling very positive about next year's ODI World Cup!
#SAvIND
Pakistan umpiring legend, Aleem Dar has officiated in his final Test after stepping down from the ICC's Elite Umpiring Panel
He umpired in 145 Tests
#BANvIRE
"Whole country against eleven guys"
Yeah, that's kinda how it works when you play an away tour
Much like millions of Indian supporters behind India in Mumbai against a visiting team 🤣
#SAvIND
SA's lack of Test cricket is not only depriving us fans of the greatest format, it's also depriving players like Rabada
He has the chance to be SA's most successful fast bowler but he won't if they barely play Tests
What a waste of his talent and exceptional skill
#ENGvSA
The legendary Hashim Amla has announced his retirement from all cricket ☹️
Thank you for your service to SA and to my hometown cricket club, Surrey
#cricket
I've seen
@DennisCricket_
tweets since I joined Twitter 4 years ago but only followed him now (sorry Dennis!). He is a legend and his passion for Pakistan cricket is magnificent!! Thank you!
#PAKvSA
5th double ton for former NZ captain, Kane Williamson! The pitch may be flat, but not everyone has scored a century, or a double!
Well played Williamson!
#PAKvNZ
KG Rabada reached the milestone of 100 wickets in the history of the WTC
Nathan Lyon - 136 (58 inns)
Ravi Ashwin - 124 (50 inns)
Pat Cummins - 123 (53 inns)
Stuart Broad - 112 (53 inns)
KG Rabada - 100 (37 inns)
Imagine if he bowled 50+ innings, what he could achieve
#SAvWI
Despite playing far fewer Tests than the others, Kagiso Rabada still finishes with the most Test wickets in 2022 - check his SR 🤯
Quality over quantity
#AUSvSA
#cricket
Temba Bavuma was asked to score more runs in domestic cricket. He proceeded to make his highest first-class score of 180. Well done Bavuma
#DOLvLIO
#SAvENG
#cricket
Really disappointed with Cricbuzz and Cricinfo both fully ignoring the
#NZvSA
warm-up game - not a single update
This is a
#T20WorldCup
, not just about
#AUSvIND
This question occurred to me this morning
Temba Bavuma has played zero part in the
#SA20
, why couldn't he have gone to NZ?
The rules, yeah I know, but come on now, just sitting around doing nothing or playing Test cricket? He's the Test captain
#NZvSA
Aussie commentators going on about how SA can't be too pleased that Khawaja, alone, has faced more deliveries in Test cricket than them in 2023
Khawaja - 13 Tests
SA - 3 Tests
Context matters
#AUSvPAK
#BoxingDayTest
Imran Tahir got the first ever hat-trick in
#TheHundred
There is no doubt in my mind, he is the best spinner SA have and he 100% needs to be in their
#T20WorldCup
squad
South Africa's death bowling at
#CWC23
has been a disaster
vs. 🇱🇰 232-6 to 326
vs. 🇦🇺 70-6 to 177
vs. 🇳🇱 140-7 to 245-8
vs 🏴 84-7 to 170
vs. 🇧🇩 81-6 to 233
#SAvBAN
Mark Boucher has the audacity to blame the start time for this morning's loss
They're supposed to be professionals, there is no excuse
Their energy was low because they underestimated the Dutch, plain and simple
#T20WorldCup
Has there ever been a more remarkable set of players in one team at any given time than when SA had Smith - best captain, Kallis - best all-rounder, Steyn - best bowler & Amla - best batsman? How lucky were we to witness this team?
#AmlaRetires
#Steyn
#Thankyou
#ProteaFire
Nathan Lyon - 80 wickets in 31 inns/60.3 SR
KG Rabada - 63 wickets in 20 inns/35.2 SR
James Anderson - 58 wickets in 28 inns/53.7 SR
Yeah, I know who's the best bowler in the world and it ain't Lyon or Anderson
#WTC2023
I've waited all day to see if the ICC have issued Sam Curran a demerit point for his send-off to Bavuma yesterday
It was 100% the exact same thing Rabada got in trouble for, so?
What's good for the goose and all that
#SAvENG
Temba Bavuma in the
#SAvIND
series:
221 runs @ 73.67 with 2 fifties, and a whole lot more invaluable runs scored & partnerships built
Mr. dependable, Mr. consistent - thank you
@tbavuma10
#cricket
For the 2nd year in a row, Temba Bavuma finishes the year with the highest average for SA in Tests
The only one in 2021 to average over 50
Now, the only one in 2022 to average over 40
Kyle Verreynne is the next best with 32
#AUSvSA
Rassie getting criticism for being "too slow".
This is a Test match, it's only Day 2. Rassie realises he has a job to do and is doing a fine job in doing it.
This isn't T20. Test cricket is about patience.
#SAvENG
#ProteaFire
KP just put Jimmy Anderson in the same league as Dale Steyn - I'm sorry, Jimmy has great longevity and all, but nowhere close to Steyn's skill
#INDvENG
#KingBabar
👑 is only 26 years old, has dominated in every format all over the world and is a true role model for any youngster, boy or girl who wants to become the next Babar Azam
#cricket
People can complain about Temba Bavuma's lack of centuries, BUT who else has stood up and fought like him over the past few years?
That's right, NONE!
#SAvIND
7:05am in South Africa, how on earth am I supposed to work after that night?!
I am so full of happiness and joy and nerves and and and....
This team, MY TEAM!!! 💚
#T20WorldCup
I've been doing the Popping Crease for over 4 years, but I still get the "you've never played, what do you know" comments
Sorry for being a girl that has an opinion that I'm not afraid to share!
Deal with it, I'm not going anywhere!
#cricket
#WomeninCricket
Dale Steyn, SA's most prolific Test bowler, finished his Test career with a SR of 42.3, which was outstanding
Rabada's SR is currently 39.8, that is mind blowing!!!
SA are so fortunate to produce so many genuine fast bowlers
#cricket
Maybe the fact Bavuma is the only one to average over 40 this year means instead of abusing him, you should go after the others in the TEAM
Not one other top order player averages over 30 - where is the anger towards them?
#AUSvSA
Marco Jansen - 5 Test matches so far
Bowling - 21 wickets @ 19.48
Batting - 109 runs @ 21.8
Taken to Test cricket like a duck to water - special, special kid
#NZvSA
KG Rabada and Kyle Verreynne ended their
#SA20
duties on 3rd February
The 2nd
#NZvSA
Test starts on 13th February
Do you think they should be called up for the 2nd Test?
SA will play no 3-Test series between 2023-2025
CSA CEO Pholetsi Moseki thinks they have however found a "balance" between international bilateral cricket and their new T20 league
Erm no, just no, this is a disgrace
#cricket
#ENGvSA
This
#SAvIND
series is a brilliant advert for Test Cricket.
No team has the upper hand for too long, so much drama and excitement, it has everything
Test Cricket rules!
You have to look twice when you see that Laura Wolvaardt is only 23 years old 🤯
She finished the
#T20WorldCup
with the most runs 🙌
What an extraordinary player she is 🔥
An unbroken 74 run stand between Rassie & Markram secures the win and the series 👏
South Africa have dominated India in this series, completely and utterly dominated! 💪
#SAvIND
South Africa have remained undefeated in Test cricket in 2023
vs. Australia - January 2023 - Draw
vs. WI - February 2023 - Won
vs. WI - March 2023 - Won
vs. India - December 2023 - Won
#SAvIND
In a team with KG Rabada & Lungi Ngidi, it is the youngsters that are the top wicket-takers for 🇿🇦 in
#CWC23
Gerald Coetzee - 18
Marco Jansen - 17
Great signs for the future!!
Say congratulations to the
#SAvAUS
Player of the Series, Heinrich Klaasen 👏👏👏
123*, 51 & 68* @ 238 - he was intelligent, skillfull, tactful and just simply spectacular!
#SAvAUS
#ProteaFire