Ali Bacher

Jarren Bacher, grandson of South African cricket legend Ali Bacher, is pursuing his professional aspirations as an off-spinner with the Johannesburg Super Kings. Inspired by Ravi Ashwin's fighting spirit, Jarren transitioned from wicketkeeper-batter to bowler, dedicating years to honing his skills in England before returning to South Africa to pursue his career.

Former South African cricket supremo Ali Bacher has been labelled a 'liar' by CSA CEO Gerald Majola for denying receiving a five million rands bonus after the country's hosting of the 2003 World Cup.

Former South African cricket supremo Ali Bacher has called for a radical reform of the Constitution of Cricket South Africa (CSA).

Former Cricket South Africa supremo Ali Bacher believes that the malpractice of players interacting with bookmakers continues to take place even today.

Ali Bacher is an old friend of Indian cricket and it clearly reflects in his words and acts.

Former captain Ali Bacher has lauded Graeme Smith, terming the present Proteas skipper as the strongest on-side player he has ever witnessed.

Former South African cricket supremo Ali Bacher on Thursday said that he is ready to appear before the inquiry committee looking into the financial affairs of Cricket South Africa.

It's a critical time for world cricket. The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has not just put all the tournaments in the sport in doubt, but also placed at risk the way the game is played. It's a challenging time for those running cricket at the moment. As a senior cricket administrator who brought South Africa back into the international cricket fold in 1991 after they had been banned by the rest of the world due to their apartheid policies for almost 21 years, and then masterminded the organization of the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, Dr Ali Bacher has a vast experience of dealing with all kinds of situations.

Former Cricket South Africa chief Ali Bacher has called for the introduction of video technology in football as referring blunders have dominated the ongoing FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Ali Bacher told an inquiry into the financial affairs of Cricket South Africa that he had refused an offer of a substantial bonus for his role in hosting World Cup.

Ex-SA cricket board chief Dr Ali Bacher feels Gibbs and Nitini may have been the most fascinating cricketers, but were of contrasting characters.

Norman Gordon, at 99, is the longest living Test cricketer ever, and as he remains just two weeks shy of being the first ever to reach 100, the former South African fast bowler is 'nervously excited.'

India are earning more and more admirers in world cricket due to their growing muscle in the pace bowling department. The latest to be left highly impressed by India's pace battery is former South African captain Dr Ali Bacher, who was also the head of their cricket board.

Former South African captain Ali Bacher feels that his countryman AB de Villiers, who has been in sizzling form in the ongoing edition of the IPL, is in the same bracket as Proteas greats like Graeme Pollock and Barry Richards.

Shocked by the latest spot-fixing revelations, Dr Ali Bacher, who was close to Hansie Cronje, has called for the immediate establishment of an ethics code.

He was instrumental in exposing BCCI to the whole new world of commercialisation of the game's broadcast but former Cricket South Africa president Dr Ali Bacher doesn't like only three boards "marginalising" others in order to enjoy complete hegemony.

Former South African captain and administrator Ali Bacher feels India will start as favourites in the three-match Test series against the home team as the tourists have the "best pace attack" he has seen in the past 30 years.

If at all former pacer Allan Donald agreed to be bowling coach of South Africa, it was because of Gary Kirsten's presence as head coach of the team.

Makhaya Ntini is all set to turn into an author and, in all likelihood, he will be penning his autobiography. The former South Africa pacer revealed his plans during an Instagram live chat with Pommie Mbangwa on Friday.

Captain Graeme Smith and all-rounder Jacques Kallis were the two current players who made it to the all-time South African Test XI.

Former CSA supremo Ali Bacher has lauded the 2003 Omar Henry-led selection committee for appointing Graeme Smith as national captain when was just 22.

Former South Africa captain Ali Bacher on Wednesday asked the cricket board and its Gauteng unit to resolve the row, arising out of the second Indian Premier League, before it reaches the court.

Hansie Cronje's father has threatened legal action against the Indian police for filing a chargesheet which implicates his son in the 2000 match-fixing scandal.

"I regret what happened, but I wouldn't do things differently. There was no doubt that a lot of things had to do with what happened during Sydney Test."

South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela had a role in getting 2003 World Cup to the country and former captain Shaun Pollock remembers that.

The present South African coaching unit led by former India coach Gary Kirsten is the best South African national team has ever had, according to former captain and cricket administrator Dr Ali Bacher.

Retired South African cricket boss Dr Ali Bacher claims he was reprimanded at an ICC meeting for raising the issue of match-fixing in the 1990s.

The South African government could deregister Cricket South Africa and withhold funding if it refused to accept the findings of an inquiry into its financial affairs, the chief of the probe panel said.

Viv Richards has revealed that former South African President Nelson Mandela had thanked him for not going to the country as part of the infamous West Indies rebel tours between 1982 and 1984.

Sachin Tendulkar said he was not in the right frame of mind during India's tour of Australia in 1999-2000 as the match-fixing episodes had affected his game.