Daryll Cullinan

A gifted timer and someone who was dubbed the 'new Graeme Pollock', Daryll Cullinan scored 4554 runs and 14 centuries in 70 Tests and was a key player for South Africa after their readmission.

Daryll Cullinan was part of SA squad that tasted a fair bit of success in India and he knows how difficult is to acclimatize to conditions in India.

Former South African batsman Daryll Cullinan believes the new ball will have a key role to play in the upcoming Test series between India and Australia.

The Proteas are struggling against the Indian spinners. Their lack of confidence was evident in the manner they played the Indian spinners in the Bangalore Test, on a wicket which did not offer much turn.

Former South African batsmen Daryll Cullinan feels that Gary Kirsten is the right man for the job of Indian cricket coach.

Kapil and Inzamam were missing from the bash hosted by them for ICL players.

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mark Boucher on Friday were inducted as the Honorary Life Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Proteas opening batsman Dean Elgar on Sunday registered 4000 runs in the longest format of the game. Elgar achieved the feat in the ongoing day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka here at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. With this feat, he has become just the tenth South African batsman to register 4000 runs in Test cricket.

Lahore Badshahs have another chance to get into the groove as they take on Royal Bengal Tigers in the ICL Twenty20 Championship on Sunday.

Daryll Cullinan is enraged with Herschelle Gibbs for claiming that he leaked the story of a marijuana-smoking session involving the South African opener and has described the controversial cricketer's statements in his autobiography as "highly irresponsible and defamatory."

"India will miss the attitude and competitiveness that Virat brings to the team. His sheer presence gives a boost to the Indian dressing room. India have the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and others to shoulder the responsibility of scoring those crucial runs against a quality Australian bowling line-up," Cullinan said.

India retained second position after their 1-0 series victory over Australia in the ICC ODI team rankings while Virat Kohli rose 11 places to career best 13th.

Rejecting Gibbs' claims of sexual promiscuity, alcohol abuse and division in the side, SA manager Moosajee said the statements were nonsense, disappointing.

Ever since their re-entry in international cricket in 1991, South Africa have been a powerful team. Yet, they have nothing to show for their cricketing abilities except the ICC Knockout Trophy in 1998. They have been forever carrying the tag of ‘chokers’.

Exceptional performances by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli make them the leading candidates for ESPNCricinfo awards.

Ben Duckett's magnificent 149 in the fourth innings at Headingley has propelled England closer to the target of 371 against India. His composed and authoritative knock frustrated the Indian attack. Duckett's innings surpassed previous records for the highest individual score in a successful fourth-innings chase against India, setting the stage for an exciting final session.

The average age of the South African T20I team currently touring India is around 30, which points at a decent amount of experience in the bunch. Despite that, this team is far from settled. South African cricket is going through tough times and 26-year-old Quinton de Kock has been tasked with the job to lead the resurgence.

After facing legal action from Cricket South Africa, Herschelle Gibbs may now face the wrath of fellow players for his sensational revelations in his book.

Virat Kohli's outburst against a controversial DRS decision during the third Test against South Africa was "immature" and with such "exaggerated" reaction, the India skipper will never be a role model to youngsters, feels former opener Gautam Gambhir.

Virender Sehwag was voted for best Test batting performance while Sachin Tendulkar was picked for the ODI honour in 2009 ESPNcricinfo Awards.