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South Africa coach Chief coach Shukri Conrad, center, have discussions with Kesav Maharaj, right and another during the practice session ahead of the first test match between India and South Africa, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo)

One-time English teacher Shukri Conrad, South Africa's coach, has transformed a multicultural group into a winning unit

November 27, 2025 10:19 am

Shukri Conrad's first-class career lasted just nine games because the coaches thought he 'slogged too much' but as a member of South Africa's school team had the already set his mind on coaching the men's national team; The cricket board once banned Conrad for defecting and joining the white SA Cricket Union

India coach Gautam Gambhir before the start of the first Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

Gautam Gambhir on his future as Test coach: Up to BCCI to decide... I'm the same guy who got results in England as well

November 26, 2025 3:29 pm

India head coach says people forget about the results in England and in Champions Trophy and Asia Cup, argues that this young team be given time

(LEFT) India coach Gautam Gambhir; (RIGHT) Indian cricket team players including stand-in keeper Rishabh Pant celebrate a South African wicket at Guwahati during the second IND vs SA Test. (PHOTOS: AP)

'India's all-rounder obsession is absolute brain-fade, Test cricket needs specialists': Venkatesh Prasad slams team after loss to South Africa

November 26, 2025 2:27 pm

Prasad also added: "Need to play specialists and players need to be picked on the basis of Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy in domestic cricket. Can pick in 50 overs based on IPL performance, but for Test cricket, Ranji and Duleep trophy have to be the barometer."

India's captain Rishab Pant walks off the field after losing his wicket on the third day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo)

Little disappointing, need to have a clear mindset when playing at home: Rishabh Pant after South Africa humble India

November 26, 2025 1:36 pm

India suffered their largest defeat by runs and lost a series at home in consecutive years only for the third time. For South Africa, meanwhile, it was the second-best victory margin.

India players leave the ground at the end of the a day in the second cricket Test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. (AP Photo)

‘Abject surrender. So many changes in team, very disappointing’ Anil Kumble slams India performance against South Africa

November 26, 2025 1:49 pm

Kumble said: "You can’t have so many allrounders, so many changes, so many changes in batting order, so many changes in team itself. Every other game, guys come in, guys get dropped."

(LEFT) India captain Rishabh Pant walks off the field after losing his wicket on the fifth day of the second cricket Test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati; (RIGHT) South Africa players celebrate an Indian dismissal on Saturday. (Photos: AP)

India lose to South Africa by 408 runs, marking heaviest Test defeat by runs margin

November 26, 2025 12:51 pm

India had lost the first Test to South Africa by 30 runs on what was a minefield of a pitch at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

Head coach of the Indian team Gautam Gambhir before the start of a day's play in the1st Test match between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. (PHOTO: CREIMAS for BCCI)

Gautam Gambhir's team buried India's proud home record without a fight

November 27, 2025 12:29 pm

The 2-0 series loss to South Africa at home, after the 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand, exposes Indian team management's confused state of mind and also lack of application by a batting unit that lacks Test temperament.

Shukri Conrad grovel controversy: India players leave the ground at the end of the a day in the second cricket Test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati. (AP Photo)

'Dil main lagne wali baat... remember this for long time': Pujara, Kumble, Akash Chopra react to Shukri Conrad's 'grovel' remark

November 26, 2025 11:59 am

When South Africa coach Conrad was asked for a reason they had persisted to bat on despite having a sizeable lead on board, he had said with a smile: "We wanted the Indians to spend as much time on their feet out in the field, we wanted them to really grovel."

‘Disrespectful… he had a smirk when he said it’: Parthiv Patel on Shukri Conrad using grovel

November 26, 2025 12:45 pm

Parthiv Patel was in no mood to give Conrad the benefit of the doubt and believed that an apology would be forthcoming on the fifth day of the Test.

South Africa's Senuran Muthusamy celebrates after scoring a century on the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati, India, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo)

Senuran Muthusamy – ‘origins in India’, but ‘firmly South African’

November 23, 2025 4:10 pm

This is Muthusamy’s second tour of India and did nothing to catch the eye on the 2019 tour, when he made his debut, other than scalping Virat Kohli as his maiden Test wicket.

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IND vs SA: India tamed at the Bull Ring on Day 1

January 03, 2022 10:59 pm

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane's saga of failures compounded a shoddy batting performance by India even as stand-in skipper KL Rahul impressed with a defiant show amid the ruins on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa here on Monday.