Johan Botha

South African off-spinner, Johan Botha, who also plays for Adelaide Strikers, has passed the biomechanical analysis of his bowling action and is free to continue playing in CA Competitions, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Wednesday.

Johan Botha will lead the South Africa for the one-off T20I against India with limited-overs skipper AB de Villiers and vice-captain Hashim Amla being rested.

South Africa defeated Australia by 39 runs in the fifth and last One-Day International at Perth to clinch the five-match series 4-1.

After securing an invincible 3-1 lead in the five-match ODI series in Adelaide, South Africa is now aiming to seal the series 4-1 on Friday.

Cricket South Africa paid glowing tributes to its cricket team which was elevated to the number one position in One-dayers.

Under scanner for his suspect action, SA spinner Johan Botha was appointed deputy to captain Graeme Smith while teen batting sensation Wayne Parnell was also included in the 15-member squad.

Johan Botha's 'doosra' might have been declared illegal but Cricket South Africa is relieved that the ICC has not banned the off-spinner altogether.

South Africa were on Tuesday fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their 52-run defeat to Australia in the first Twenty20 international match in Melbourne on Sunday.

Graeme Smith has done no good to the South African team as skipper and Johan Botha would make a better leader, feels former captain Clive Rice.

South Africa's new T20 captain Johan Botha has his sights firmly set on taking over the ODI captaincy once Graeme Smith steps down after the World Cup.

South African cricket coach Mickey Arthur is confident that Johan Botha will be cleared of having a suspect bowling by the ICC despite being reported for a second time.

For the second match on the trot, South Africa were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their six-wicket defeat against Australia in the second Twenty20 International.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first in the fourth One-Day International at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.

SA batsman Jean-Paul Duminy stated that it will be a three-way battle for the ODI captaincy between Johan Botha, Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers.

South Africa was 244/6 at the end of 50 overs in the second One-Day International against South Africa at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Sunday.

This party was high on entertainment as cricketer Shane Watson turned DJ and took to the console in Jaipur.

Indian spin legend Anil Kumble will share his skills with some of South Africa's leading and young spinners in a coaching clinic next week.

This party thrown by Kingfisher, certainly seemed to lift the spirit of Shilpa Shetty, who had earlier shed tears when her team lost a match on May 20.

South Africa will be without their injured captain Graeme Smith in the two Twenty20 and five ODI matches against Australia.

Former South African captain Johan Botha takes the reins as the new head coach of Queensland and Brisbane Heat for the next three years, succeeding Wade Seccombe. With 123 appearances for South Africa and a stint as captain for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers, Botha brings vast experience to the role. Queensland's general manager, Joe Dawes, praised Botha's fresh perspective.

SA coach Mickey Arthur has said his team would be equipped with spin options for the tour in India and one of them would be Johan Botha.

Johan Botha's suspect bowling action is not as conspicuous as that of Muttiah Muralitharan but could be heading towards the Sri Lankan's way if not corrected soon, feels an Australian bowling expert

"I don't really care about what anybody is writing. I am not bothered by what they write as they usually do so to sell their books," Harbhajan Singh told TOI.

The sun will set on the Chevrolet Warriors' hopes in the Momentum One-Day Cup for 2012/13 when they take on the Sunfoil Dolphins at Buffalo Park, East London, on Wednesday.

A 5-0 or 4-1 victory in favour of Australia in the forthcoming one-day series against South Africa would propel India to sole second place in the ICC ODI rankings while a series win for the Proteas could force Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team slip to third.

South Africa defeated Australia by 3 wickets in the series opener One Day International at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Cricket South Africa has rejected claims in the local media that a decision has been taken to appoint separate captains for Tests and ODIs.

Triumphant South Africa skipper Johan Botha conceded that the one-off Twenty20 match against India was evenly poised before rain stopped play.

Micky Arthur feels Herschelle Gibbs can get his troubled career back on track after undergoing a rehabilitation programme for alcohol related problems.

Herschelle Gibbs will return to the South African One-day squad against Australia after completing his rehabilitation for alcohol abuse.