Brian McMillan

Cricket South Africa faced substantial criticism from both current and former players for its decision to unveil a second-string team for the Test tour of New Zealand. South Africa named as many as seven uncapped players, including a new captain, for the two-Test series, while top South African cricketers will play the second season of the SA20. Former South African legend Brian McMillan also joined the chorus expressing his disappointment over CSA's move and commended India and Virat Kohli for giving priority to Test cricket.

Brian McMillan, a former international cricketer, discovered his talent in teaching Afrikaans and science in school. After retiring from cricket, he joined his family business and became an all-rounder with versatility. He also completed an MBA course and worked with companies like Canon. For seven years, McMillan played a significant role in South Africa's international cricket team, serving as a mean third seamer, a useful batter, and a fielder with bucket-like hands. He was disillusioned with the politics in South African cricket administration.

South Africa's meek capitulation on the tour of India has not surprised the cricketing fraternity back home, as there were no great expectations from this young and inexperienced team against a very formidable opponent.

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It was a gamble that paid off and still remembered fondly as Tendulkar bowled three dot balls to Allan Donald preceded by a runout and Brian McMillan failed to get a boundary off the last delivery with the crowd buzzing from behind.

Allan Donald, former South African pace bowler, believes that Indian pace bowlers need to be patient on the batting-friendly pitch at Newlands. He noted that the South African bowlers were more patient and used the short ball effectively in the second innings of the first Test. Donald also mentioned that spinners will have little role to play in the upcoming Test. He emphasized the importance of using the new ball judiciously and mentioned that once the ball gets old, India would need bowlers who can bowl short and full to create reverse swing.

Friday's talk-show also marked the silver jubilee of the tournament - the first of its kind to be played in India in coloured clothing. It also marked 25 years of a floodlit Eden Gardens with the Hero Cup semifinals and the final being day-night affairs.

As India and South Africa prepare for their upcoming Test series, the legendary 222-run partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin in Cape Town 1997 evokes memories of India's fighting spirit. This iconic stand, forged under immense pressure, showcased India's fighting spirit, even as they fell to a mountain first innings deficit against the hosts.

Thirty former South Africa cricketers, including Makhaya Ntini, Herchelle Gibbs and Vernon Philander, on Tuesday came out in support of the global Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, saying racism remains part of the game in the country.

Racial divisions in South African cricket were laid bare on Tuesday when 30 black former international players issued a statement alleging racism remained a factor in the game. The letter commended current fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, who last week expressed support for Black Lives Matter, and called for Cricket South Africa to come out strongly in favour of the movement.

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Former Indian cricketer David Johnson, a 52-year-old fast bowler, died in Bengaluru after falling from his balcony. Johnson, known for his brief stint with the Indian cricket team, played two Tests for India in 1996, taking three wickets. He left behind his wife and two children. Johnson, who was running a cricket academy, had been in poor health recently.

Sachin Tendulkar's portrait was unveiled at the MCC Museum in Lord's, coinciding with the India-England Test. During the ceremony, Mark Nicholas playfully noted Tendulkar's absence from the Lord's Honours Board, prompting Tendulkar to recall his century in a 1998 charity match against a formidable bowling attack.

South Africa lost their fifth Cricket World Cup semi-final on Thursday, going down by three wickets to five-time champions Australia in Kolkata.

It's a question that'll linger in the minds of those who follow cricket with the sole idea of watching India thrash every opposition and win almost everything.

Cricket South Africa (CSA), its board of directors and executive committee have once again reaffirmed their support towards the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, and its relevance in South Africa.

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Kagiso Rabada's hunger for success and an impeccable technique to release the ball easily makes him a modern-day South Africa legend, reckons former fast bowling great Allan Donald. The 28-year-old, who has competed in 61 matches, is just 13 scalps away from completing 300 Test wickets. In the series-opener, Rabada took seven wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the first Indian innings at Centurion. According to Donald, Rabada's bowling style is reminiscent of the greats from the past, adding to his stature in the game.

The biggest ODI stage hasn't been devoid of controversies. From South Africa's exit in 1992 due to a bizarre rain rule to Andrew Flintoff's drunken misadventure in 2007, the big-ticket event has had its fair share of ugly moments.

The role of part-time bowlers in cricket has diminished due to evolving dynamics of the game, rule changes, and the rise of power hitters. The limitations on field placements and the requirement for only four fielders outside the thirty-yard circle from overs 11 to 40 have made it difficult for bowlers to be effective. While some top-order batters who bowl finger-spin have had success, relying on part-timers consistently is asking too much in the modern game.

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The current Indian team has some remarkable firsts to its name in Test cricket. The two successive Test series victories in Australia (2018-19 and 2020-21) outshine all the others.

As a young Indian team gears up to face the first big challenge of this year, a lot of questions are waiting to be asked, and who better than Sachin Tendulkar to answer? Tendulkar took time out to talk to TOI about the keys to doing well in one of the toughest cricketing destinations.

A T20 XI from the 1990s - featuring a destructive top three, a street-smart middle order, two excellent allrounders, one revolutionary spinner and a miserly fast bowler.

Sachin Tendulkar is renowned for having a computer-like memory and remembers every dismissal of his. So, for a change, we decided to put the Master Blaster on the spot and get him to recall some of his memorable bowling efforts. After all, he did take a trip to Chennai's famed MRF Pace Academy to become a pace bowler.

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