Take the knee, fly the flag at half mast, wear the black armband. Do what it takes to encourage national unity in a country suffering the daily scourge of femicide and women abuse, hammered by unemployment and financial distress in a pandemic-hit year, and so much more. While certain media are calling for the Proteas [...]
The online gathering will be streamed live on Youtube and will feature some of the initiative’s original participants and some new faces with representation from South Africa, England and India. You’ll be able to see us go Live at 7pm (GMT+2 Johannesburg) on my YouTube channel, and if you follow me on social media (icons [...]
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 [...]
Celebrating my first week in Pakistan and I am having the time of my life. Being at Rawalpindi Stadium yesterday as fans got their first-ever taste of live HBL Pakistan Super League action was so special. It was a packed house, and the sound of the crowd was deafening as Quetta Gladiators beat Islamabad United [...]
South Africa desperately wanted to win this World Cup so it would have been understandable if Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi, flexed a bit during the post match interview after leading his side to a dominant win in the World Cup final over England. When asked what went through his mind as the final whistle blew, [...]
Looking back twenty five years on from the dawn of democracy in South Africa, it’s become almost glib to reel off the iconic list of proud sporting moments that have drawn the world’s attention; 1995, 2010, the Comrades Marathon. Our cabinets are overflowing with trophies won by our athletes on sports fields at home and [...]
Supporters are the number one stakeholders of the game and I love how KFC is always breaking boundaries to bring fans closer to their heroes. KFC's latest idea to drop the iconic #KFCBigBucket inside the stadium during #KFCT20 Internationals this season has been a real hit with fans. The way it works is that fans [...]
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 [...]
Today marks exactly 25 years since South Africa’s first Test match appearance following their return to international cricket in 1991, in a historic match against West Indies at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, on Thursday, 18 April, 1992. Despite an all-white selection, it was a newly-united South Africa’s first international encounter, and significantly presented our [...]
