De Villiers returns to top 10; Steve Smith retains No1 spot
- 13-Mar-2018
PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa’s AB de Villiers has returned to the top 10 of the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen after his stunning match-shaping hundred in the second Test against Australia in Port Elizabeth. Steve Smith retains top spot and the rest of the leading six is unchanged while de Villiers jumps five places from […]
De Villiers’ wicket was key, says Imad
- 08-Jun-2017
BIRMINGHAM: Young and motivated Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim showed delight at getting the key wicket of world’s best ODI batsman AB de Villiers to help his team destroy world number one South Africa in a crucial Group B match in Edgbaston on Wednesday. De Villiers hit a slightly wide ball from Imad staright to Mohammad […]
De Villiers gets South Africa home with a ball to spare
- 19-Feb-2017
HAMILTON: A polished Quinton de Kock half century laid the foundation for South Africa’s four wicket win over New Zealand in a tense finish to a rain-shortened opening one-day international in Hamilton on Sunday. In a clash that went down to the wire, the departure of de Kock for 69 sparked a middle order collapse […]
De Villiers regains top spot in test rankings
- 12-Jul-2015
DUBAI: South African batsmen AB de Villiers has regained his top spot in the ICC test rankings after Steve Smith's poor show in the first Ashes test, ARY News reports.
Amla, De Villiers dig in for South Africa
- 26-Jul-2014
COLOMBO: South Africa batted cautiously to reach 98 for three as they try to preserve their 1-0 lead in the series in the second test and final against Sri Lanka on Friday. The touring side, replying to the hosts' 421 all out, trailed by 323 runs at the close on the second day with Hashim Amla unbeaten on 46 and AB de Villiers on 11.
Hashim Amla named SA’s Test skipper
- 03-Jun-2014
JOHANNESBURG: Top order batsmen Hashim Amla has been assigned the role of South Africa’s Test captain on Tuesday, ARY News reported. Amla has succeeded the Graeme Smith, who retired in March this year. His first assignment will be South Africa’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka next month. Hashim Amla was given the job ahead of […]