Last December, I was approached by Sky Sports to present The Hundred this year. With Covid-19 hitting, the tournament was postponed to 2021. I was looking forward to letting you know closer to the time, but news slipped out last Monday after I wrote a piece 'Will South Africa be banned from international cricket?' [...]
What an absolute joy to host #SixOfTheBest in Lahore last week Saturday on our day off during the HBL Pakistan Super League. My good friend, Munawar Hussain, had offered to gather some of the smartest minds, for an intimate lunch, to discuss the return of cricket to Pakistan, where I had the privilege of recording [...]
I had the honour and privilege of sharing the commentary box with cricket legend, Jonty Rhodes, during the first week of the HBL Pakistan Super League. On Saturday night, while it rained in Rawalpindi, I grabbed the opportunity to interview Jonty and talk to him about a range of things, including his recent comments about [...]
For a long time, fans had been reaching out to me to make time to talk cricket with them. Last season, I started the #SixOfTheBest initiative to bring fans closer to the game. We had two wonderful meet-ups, one at Newlands and the other at the Wanderers, where I got to meet some of [...]
Today is a big day for South African cricket as 22 year old Lauren Agenbag became the first South African woman to umpire a Women’s T20 International cricket match. Agenbach, who has considerable experience on the domestic circuit, says she is looking forward to a long and successful career as an international umpire. I spoke [...]
Ordinarily, a home series against Pakistan wouldn't cause too many concerns. But when you have one of the Proteas most successful former coaches in charge of the opposition, you sit up and take notice. Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur swaggered into his arrival press conference alongside captain Sarfraz Ahmed like a man who is living his [...]
Woke up to a reflective throwback this morning, thanks to Gareth Cliff and CliffCentral.com for this Mothers' Day interview from last year. Having started out in broadcast media at the same time as @GarethCliff, @KassNaidoo talks about her unwavering focus on becoming a cricket commentator despite it never being a place for a young woman. [...]
Humbled to be counted among a trove of amazing African women featured in “HerStory, Daughters of Modjadji/Umlando Wakhe – Amadodakazi Endlovukazi uModjadji by Natasha Allie, Baba Tamana-Gqubule and Thandiwe Matthews. The bilingual treasure is illustrated with heart-warming home grown artwork and is available at R250 through Khaloza Books. Last month, legendary SA journalist and current [...]
Ardent Proteas cricket fan, Waseefa, had tweeted me asking me out to coffee after South Africa’s dismal effort against India in the ODI series. I was already on my way back home to Joburg, and said I would definitely make time next time I was in Cape Town. During the Test series between SA and [...]
I have long admired Anand Vasu so when he asked to interview me during the first Test against India in Cape Town, I was excited and also really nervous. It was a great interaction with him and the piece really delightful as it also focussed on my cricket obsessed son, Daniel, who was desperate to [...]
