Tag Archives: Graeme Smith

Couch Talk 151 with Kepler Wessels

Former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels talks about returning to SA from Australia, the prevailing socio-political conditions, the 1992 World cup, leading a SA team that had no international experience, SA’s first Test after readmission against West Indies, his style … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 68 with Mike Brearley

In this episode, former England captain, Mike Brearley talks about captaincy in modern day cricket, role of coaches, captaincy methods, the Kevin Pietersen situation, handling of talented but sometimes disruptive players, and the impact of social media. You can download … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 53 with Paul Harris, South African Cricketer

In this episode, South African cricketer Paul Harris talks about how he got to become a spinner, whether he feels hard done by the team preferring Imran Tahir over him even after 4 years of service to the team, his … Continue reading

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Couch Talk: Episode 18 with Firdose Moonda, ESPNCricinfo

In this episode, The South Africa Correspondent of ESPN Cricinfo, Firdose Moonda talks about the recent changes to the South African cricket team in terms of coach, captaincy, selections as well as the upcoming home series against Australia. Follow Firdose … Continue reading

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On injuries and player toughness

When a player returns to the field of play after being forced to leave with an injury, he is generally called “gutsy”, “tough”, “brave” amongst other such adjectives. The history of cricket is littered with several such acts: Anil Kumble … Continue reading

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What is wrong with South Africa?

South Africa came in to the T20 world cup as one of the contenders, in spite of all the baggage they have been carrying ever since their re-entry to world cricket in 1990-91. Some of their players featured in the … Continue reading

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Match Summary: India v South Africa T20 Worldcup

After accomplishing the first step (as easily as they were expected to) in regaining the T20 world cup trophy, India were on to sussing their strengths and weaknesses, against an equally strong South African team, who should be among the … Continue reading

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