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6Feb

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“West Indies Didn’t Get Any Revenue For Australia Tour”: South Africa Great, Calls For New Model | Cricket News

As Test engagements shrink amid mushrooming T20 leagues across the world, former South Africa captain-turned-administrator Graeme Smith said the five-day format needs a balanced revenue-sharing model than a busy calendar to survive. Currently, India is the biggest beneficiary of the ICC's revenue distribution model, assured of 38.5 per cent of the total earnings for the 2024-27 cycle. While the Indian board will get USD 231 million annually, West Indies would get just about USD 27.50 million, South Africa USD 26.24 million and a minnow like Afghanistan would fetch only USD 16.82 million ...

9Jan

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“Selectors And Coaches Have To…”: South Africa Great On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s T20I Return | Cricket News

Amid buzz over the availability of senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the upcoming T20 World Cup, the former South Africa skipper and SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith said it will be a tough task for the Indian coaches and selection committee to balancing some experience with youth in the WC squad. The senior duo of Kohli and Rohit made a comeback to India's T20I setup for the first time since the end of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, in what is a major development for the side ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024.The tournament will kick off on June 1 and will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the US. India have been placed in Group A alongside Ireland, Pakistan, Canada and the US.Many youngster have left their mark significantly in the T20I format for India making selection ...

30Oct

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Cricket World Cup – “Temba Bavuma Must Step Up…”: Graeme Smith’s Advice For South Africa Captain | Cricket News

South Africa owes its success to one of its "most destructive" middle-order, said former skipper Graeme Smith, who wants captain Temba Bavuma to step up to guide the team to a first-ever World Cup title. Smith admits he did not expect this South African side to be so ruthless but said their consistent and dominant performances have established them as one of the favourites to lift the title. "Like everybody else, my expectations were lower going into the tournament. I knew that if the team was going to do well, there were certain players who had to have a good tournament — and that has happened," Smith told PTI."South Africa has a really destructive middle order. I would probably say one of South Africa's most destructive middle-order ever — with Nos 4, 5 and 6, (Aiden) Markram, (Heinri...

30Oct

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“Have Got Lot Of Bases Covered”: Ex-South Africa Captain’s Ultimate Praise For Team India | Cricket News

The balance might have been affected due to Hardik Pandya's untimely ankle injury but even then the Indian team has hardly faced any tough test in the ongoing World Cup, feels former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith. Indian team has been in rollicking form in the league stage as they have recorded crushing victories in all six matches so far to firmly place itself at top of 10-team table."India have been so dominant that they have not even been tested yet in the tournament. Last night probably, with a 230 total (against England) was perhaps the first time you could say, but it was a tough wicket and it showed that. They have been very dominant so far," Smith told PTI in an exclusive interview here on Monday.Smith made no bones in admitting that India as a team, over the years, has been...

28Oct

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Harbhajan Singh Says “Bad Umpiring Cost Pakistan This Game”. South Africa Great Reacts | Cricket News

Pakistan suffered a shocking one-wicket defeat against South Africa in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Friday. Chasing 271, Pakistan gave their best bowling effort to restrict the Proteas but Aiden Markram's 91-run knock and Keshav Maharaj's boundary helped them seal a win in the 48th over. Apart from this thrilling chase, this match also grabbed a lot of limelight when Tabraiz Shamsi survived a close leg-before appeal that went to umpire's call off fast bowler Haris Rauf with eight needed. The incident took place on the final ball of the 46th over.Commenting on the situation, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh did not mince his words while criticizing the bad umpiring, which eventually "cost Pakistan this game"."Bad umpiring and bad rules cost Pakistan this game..@ICC should change...

17Jun

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“His Own Form…”: South Africa Great’s Straightforward Advice To Rohit Sharma | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma in action for Indian cricket team in WTC Final© AFPFormer South Africa cricket team skipper Graeme Smith said that Rohit Sharma needs to hit the "refresh" button in order to improve his form in Test cricket. Smith referred to Rohit's current lack of runs in the longest format of the sport and said that consistency has been a problem for the India skipper. Rohit did not have a good outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and also in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia. Smith said that Rohit is currently going through a rough patch and he needs to adopt a fresh approach in the near future."One of the biggest challenges of a captain is your own personal performance. The pressure of a leader never goes away. Rohit probably needs to just refresh. His...

16May

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“I Love The Word Bhojpuri”: South Africa Great Wants To ‘Use That Often’ | Cricket News

File photo of Graeme Smith.© AFPFormer South Africa captain Graeme Smith, who is now an IPL expert with JioCinema, is mesmerised with the Bhojpuri commentary that's taken fans by storm over the past six weeks of the tournament. The former left-handed opening batter, who at the age of 22, was appointed South Africa's youngest-ever captain and held the position of Test skipper till his retirement in 2014, says he's become a huge fan of the word Bhojpuri. Speaking about why he thinks the streaming platform's 12-language commentary feeds, especially Bhojpuri and Punjabi, have become such huge hits, Smith exclaimed: "I love the word Bhojpuri. I love it. I think I might use that often.""I was actually chatting with Anil Kumble last night; I think it's just the ability to connect with people o...

13May

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“Knocking Down The Door”: Graeme Smith’s Massive Take On IPL 2023 Star | Cricket News

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith wants Virat Kohli to use different scoring options like the sweep shot against spinners post powerplay after the star India batter's "taking the game deep" approach has come under a bit of criticism. Kohli has scored more than 400 runs opening the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore in this IPL at a strike rate of 133-plus but he has not been able to force the pace of scoring in the middle overs."It is difficult to say if someone has been such a great batter. A couple of things that stand out for me is the Indian batters around Virat at RCB and they are way short," Smith, an expert for Jio Cinema in IPL, told PTI during an interaction."I think the middle-order has struggled after No. 3. They have tried a few combinations. Then at Nos 5 and 6,...

12May

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How MS Dhoni Put In-Form Khaleel Ahmed Under Pressure, Graeme Smith Explains | Cricket News

MS Dhoni has "found his best again" in a 27-run win over the Delhi Capitals at the Chepauk Stadium, thereby taking another step towards solidifying Chennai Super Kings' playoff berth in the 2023 IPL, said former South Africa captain Graeme Smith. CSK's balanced batting saw them score 167 runs with six players hitting 20 or more runs, including a blistering 20 from MS Dhoni (9b, 1x4, 2x6) on Wednesday. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, and Ravindra Jadeja joined Dhoni in the 20-run club, with Dube's 25 runs being the most (12b, 3x6). Delhi had a poor start, losing their Top-3 with just 25 runs on board. Rilee Rossouw put up a resilient 35 runs (37b, 2x4, 1x6) but simply couldn't score fast enough to reach the target.Dhoni got to step onto the pitch at Chepauk t...

20Jan

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On Dewald Brevis’ Possible International Call-Up, Graeme Smith Gives Glimmer Of Hope | Cricket News

South African batter Dewald Brevis is one of the biggest talents in world cricket at the moment. Brevis, who rose to fame with his performances in the U-19 World Cup last year, has been often compared to former South Africa captain AB de Villiers. However, the 19-year-old is yet to represent the Proteas. Now, Graeme Smith, who is the SA20 League Commissioner, shared his views on Brevis, and hinted that the youngster could feature for South Africa very soon."Look, I mean, the fact that you're talking about him is terrific. You know what, that's what we want. We want to put young players on the stage that are challenging the incumbents. You know, I was just looking at the selection for the ODI series coming up, there's so much conjecture around why South Africa is not picking the young ta...