AB de Villiers is the most important South African batsman of the past 20 years, arguably ever, because of how he played the game and what he achieved, writes Ryan Vrede.
AB de Villiers, who announced his retirement from cricket on Friday, will be remembered as one of the sport’s great entertainers and one of the finest players to represent South Africa.
There were plenty of talking points from the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman.
Mitchell Marsh and David Warner hit half-centuries as Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the T20 World Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.
Ryan Vrede assesses the most notable individual contributions to the Proteas, on and off the field, at the T20 World Cup.
From four wickets in four balls to the Quinton de Kock kneeling affair, there have been plenty of talking points at the T20 World Cup.
Proteas coach Mark Boucher says his young team is headed in the “right direction” and hopes to win a trophy soon.
Kagiso Rabada says the Proteas had net run rate in mind when chasing down their target of 85 against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Kagiso Rabada took 3-20 and skipper Temba Bavuma made an unbeaten 31 as South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by six wickets at the T20 World Cup on Tuesday.
Tabraiz Shamsi says the Proteas are not at the T20 World Cup to make up the numbers.