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'Good thing is South Africa haven’t played their perfect game yet in this World Cup' - Dean Elgar

June 29, 2024 11:49 am

Former Protea Test captain dismisses the 'c' word as a fool's cliche and stresses why the nation's Rugby success means fans won't be happy with just making the T20 cricket final

South Africa's Dean Elgar and India's Virat Kohli

South Africa's Dean Elgar claims Virat Kohli once 'spat' on him during Test series

January 30, 2024 12:57 am

Elgar also said that two or three years after the incident, when India toured South Africa in 2017-18, Kohli had approached him to apologise.

India vs South Africa: In a heartwarming gesture Rohit Sharma presents Dean Elgar with signed Indian jersey

January 04, 2024 6:23 pm

IND vs SA: Before the series gritty South African Test opener Dean Elgar has called it a day on his Test career and would confirm that the second of the two-match Test series against India in Cape Town will be his final international red-ball game

South Africa's captain Dean Elgar speaks with the media ahead of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at Newlands Cricket Ground, in Cape Town, South Africa. (PTI)

Dean Elgar on decline of Test cricket in South Africa: 'It’s sad that it’s gone in that direction'

January 03, 2024 11:32 am

Elgar, who will be playing his last Test match for the South Africa says it is up to cricket’s administrators “to make the right decisions for players and the longevity of Test format.

India vs South Africa: Visitors blown away at Centurion as neither bowlers nor batsmen come to the party in innings defeat inside three days

December 29, 2023 6:23 pm

After Elgar-Jansen stand, Kohli left as the boy on the burning deck as SA pacers run amok.

IND vs SA 1st Test: Dean Elgar scores hundred in first innings

SA vs IND: How stonewaller Dean Elgar smashed Bazball hundred against India at Centurion Test

December 28, 2023 10:31 am

Just two of Elgar’s hundreds had come at a better strike rate. But before he retired, he showed that he was capable of aggression, only that he had chosen a monkish path in his career.

India vs South Africa: Dean Elgar is set to retire after New Year's Cape Town Test

December 23, 2023 9:36 am

IND vs SA: The 36-year-old, in 84 Tests, scored 5146 runs at an average of 37.3. He scored 13 tons, with the highest score of 199 runs against Bangladesh

South African batsman Dean Elgar celebrates his century. (File)

Is South Africa’s Dean Elgar going to retire after India series?

December 11, 2023 9:01 am

Reports claim that the Test coach Conrad wants to look beyond the 36-year old Elgar.

Is this the beginning of the end? Dean Elgar laments Cricket South Africa for prioritizing SAT20 over Test cricket

August 18, 2023 8:45 am

The two--match Test series against New Zealand will clash with the second edition of the SA20 and it is highly likely that the South Africa will have to send weak team with all their top star playing the T20 League to fulfil their franchise contracts.

Watch: Steve Smith's slip catch of Klaasen overturned by third umpire on day 5 of Sydney Test

January 09, 2023 10:39 am

The decision sent upstairs for a review suggested that Smith may have not completed the take cleanly.

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In Pics: South Africa skipper Dean Elgar guides team to victory against India

January 07, 2022 9:04 am

Dean Elgar defied a hostile Indian attack and body blows from balls that struck him on a difficult pitch to deliver a match-winning performance as he led a successful 240-run chase, fittingly hitting a boundary to secure the victory.