Mike Procter

Mike Procter, who had imposed a three-match ban on Harbhajan, regrets what had happened then but insists he would not have handled it any differently.

South Africa cricket legend and former national coach Mike Procter died on Saturday at the age of 77, his wife said. "He suffered a complication during surgery, became unconscious and never woke up," Maryna Procter said. Procter was an outstanding all-rounder who became South Africa's first coach in the post-apartheid era and had a controversial stint as an International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee.

South Africa cricket legend and former national coach Mike Procter died on Saturday at the age of 77, his wife said. "He suffered a complication during surgery, became unconscious and never woke up," Maryna Procter said.

"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."

Former South African all-rounder Mike Procter is 'seriously ill' and is being treated in Durban, a report citing his family said. Procter's contribution to South African cricket was significant both as a player and a coach.

Procter’s autobiography ‘Caught in the Middle’ is out, in which he’s touched upon the subjects that he’s never spoken about in a long career.

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

Long-time friend and team-mate Barry Richards said "a giant has fallen" as he paid tribute to former South African all-rounder Mike Procter, who died aged 77 near Durban on Saturday.

Match referee Mike Procter during Sydney game was stripped of his CCI membership as a punishment.

Following the BCCI's move to cap the age limit for domestic-level match referees at 60, states are busy zeroing on ex-players to find referees for next season.

We had the switch hit from Kapil Dev and Lance Klusener. Graeme Pollock scorched the turf with a cover drive that made one's dil go mmmmmm.

A forthcoming book by former Indian skipper Anil Kumble may further dissect the 'Monkeygate' saga from Sydney 2008.

The ghost of 'Monkeygate' resurfaced with Ponting questioning Sachin's role, claiming that he was taken aback by Tendulkar's statement that saved Harbhajan.

Ricky Ponting feels CA let him and the team down in 'Monkeygate', saying that the officials acted as if the relationship with India mattered more than the players.

In a picture that emergd, Hashim Amla, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj are seen on the left side of the trophy while skipper Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, AB de Villiers, Morne Morkel, Duanne Olivier, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram are seen on the right.

Honours were shared between the two teams with both captains Kapil Dev and Mike Procter getting awards and all-rounders Roger Binny and Lance Klusener winning trophies for different feats.

JP Duminy has retained his place ahead of Ashwell Prince in South Africa's squad named on Wednesday for the first two home Tests against Australia.

South Africa beat India in the World Cricket Legends match, organised by Beyond Boundaries at the Phinda Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal on Tuesday.

Roshan Mahanama wasnamed Match Referee for India's seven-match ODI series against England and the Sri Lankan will pave way for New Zealander Jeff Crowe for the subsequent two Tests.

Harbhajan Singh has been provided with additional security with the authorities here fearing the he could be subjected to taunts and insults by hostile Australian fans.

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said it was not for him to advise either team or cricketing authorities but was confident the issue would not hurt bilateral relations.

An all-round performance in the second Twenty20 match against Australia has earned rookie Roelof van der Merwe a berth in the South Africa squad for first two ODI matches against Australia.

Former captain Kapil Dev will lead an Indian veterans side against South African veterans in KwaZulu Natal in 'World Cricket Legends in the Wild'.

Spinner Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday said that MS Dhoni was a very shy person when he first came to the team and said that the wicket-keeper finally started opening up after the 2008 Sydney Test against Australia.

Mike Procter, who was the Match Referee in the infamous Sydney Test, feels the Indian off-spinner must have regretted for what happened last January.

Former South African all-rounder Mike Procter was on Wednesday appointed match referee for the four-match Test series between India and Australia.

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar will defend himself personally if the ICC Executive Board asks him to explain his pointed attack on match referee Mike Procter.

The Australian media had called it a 'Cricket's day of Shame' and reported that Cricket Australia caved in to India's muscle flexing as it was anxious to save the tri-series.

After organising a path-breaking tournament for retired cricketing legends on the Alpine slopes in Switzerland two years ago, the organisers of the event are all set to now hold a six-a-side cricket match.

It began with Basil D'Oliveira being left out in 1968 from the England squad to tour apartheid, South Africa. Then in 1976, England captain Tony Greig caused huge controversy when he said he intended to make the West Indies cricketers "grovel". In 2006, former Australia batsman Dean Jones called South Africa Hashim Amla a terrorist for dismissing Kumar Sangakkara.