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Temba Bavuma and the question of height: It’s time for sport to move on from disturbing tall-short prejudice | Cricket News

Temba Bavuma and the question of height: It’s time for sport to move on from disturbing tall-short prejudice | Cricket News

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Before leaving England, opener Ben Duckett seemed to have resigned to the dispiriting eventuality that awaited him in Australia. The 5’7” batsman knew the Aussies, over the five Ashes Tests, would sledge him about his short stature. This wasn’t new but was too hurtful to get used to. It had happened to Duckett on school playgrounds, on the county circuit, and even when he played home games for England. Now, in the heat of the Ashes, he feared lines would be crossed and his patience might snap. “I know what they are going to call me. I’ve had it my whole life. I only have to stand by the Western Terrace [at Headingley] and the English fans are at me for being small. You’ve just got to deal with it, try and laugh, maybe go back at them. We’ll see how that goes — probably not well. I’ve always had a lot of chat from the crowd,” Duckett would tell former England captain and present cricket correspondent at Sunday Times, Michael Atherton. Temba Bavuma, at …

Temba Bavuma to lead SA in ODIs against India, Aiden Markram to captain T20I side, Anrich Nortje returns | Cricket News

Temba Bavuma to lead SA in ODIs against India, Aiden Markram to captain T20I side, Anrich Nortje returns | Cricket News

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Temba Bavuma was on Friday named as South Africa’s captain in the upcoming three-match ODI series against India, but premier pacer Kagiso Rabada will return home to recover from a rib injury that he sustained in a training session ahead of the ongoing Test series. Bavuma is currently leading the Proteas in the two-match Test series against India. Quinton de Kock, who had recently come out of ODI retirement, has been named in the squad . De Kock was named player of the ODI series against Pakistan recently after topping the chart with 232 runs from three innings that included a hundred and two fifties. However, Luhan de Pretorius, who was SA’s second highest run-getter in the away ODI series against Pakistan, was not included in the squad for India series. India and South Africa will face-off in a three-match ODI series between November 30 to December 6. Markram, Nortje return to T20I Top-order batter Aiden Markram, who was rested from the T20Is against Pakistan after leading the side in the Test series, will take …

Why South Africa’s Temba Bavuma felt jealous while watching the 1st Ashes Test between Australia and England | Cricket News

Why South Africa’s Temba Bavuma felt jealous while watching the 1st Ashes Test between Australia and England | Cricket News

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South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma said that he felt jealous watching the Ashes series between England and Australia on Friday, wondering why the reigning WTC champions have to do with playing just a 2-match series against India. The skipper added that such brief Test series hardly does justice to the talents of both teams. “We woke up this morning to watch the Ashes. We watched with a bit of jealousy, knowing that they were playing five Tests. They’ll be going at each other. Hopefully, not too far in the future, but more in the near future, we’ll go back to play four tests against India,” Bavuma said on Friday. “Players are not involved when it comes to mapping out the schedule. I think every of our players who have had the opportunity to interact with the media, have had that question in front of them. They have voiced out their frustration,” the Proteas skipper added. It maybe mentioned here that the number of Tests in a series is directly proportional to financial health of a …

Sunil Gavaskar decodes Temba Bavuma’s technique: ‘Short back-lift and soft hands…’ | Cricket News

Sunil Gavaskar decodes Temba Bavuma’s technique: ‘Short back-lift and soft hands…’ | Cricket News

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No batter could go past 50 runs in the first Test at Kolkata apart from Temba Bavuma. The wicket was up and down, and the odd ball was turning viciously. However, the South African skipper, with his patience, temperament, and technique, managed to put on partnerships with the lower order and help South Africa reach 153 runs, which meant India needed 124 to win the Test thanks to the 30-run lead they had in the first innings; however, they fell short. Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar decoded Bavuma’s technique in his crucial 55 not out of 136 balls. “Temba Bavuma showed that with his short back-lift and soft hands, keeping his bat speed just slow enough so that even if the ball took the edge, it would not carry to the close-in fielder,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar. “He also showed admirable patience and great temperament, even when the ball went past the outside edge. In essence, it was proper Test match batting and not what modern batters do the moment they find …

Sunil Gavaskar decodes Temba Bavuma’s technique: ‘Short back-lift and soft hands…’ | Cricket News

Sunil Gavaskar decodes Temba Bavuma’s technique: ‘Short back-lift and soft hands…’ | Cricket News

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No batter could go past 50 runs in the first Test at Kolkata apart from Temba Bavuma. The wicket was up and down, and the odd ball was turning viciously. However, the South African skipper, with his patience, temperament, and technique, managed to put on partnerships with the lower order and help South Africa reach 153 runs, which meant India needed 124 to win the Test thanks to the 30-run lead they had in the first innings; however, they fell short. Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar decoded Bavuma’s technique in his crucial 55 not out of 136 balls. “Temba Bavuma showed that with his short back-lift and soft hands, keeping his bat speed just slow enough so that even if the ball took the edge, it would not carry to the close-in fielder,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar. “He also showed admirable patience and great temperament, even when the ball went past the outside edge. In essence, it was proper Test match batting and not what modern batters do the moment they find …

How Temba Bavuma once responded to sledging & 55 other reasons to respect the Proteas captain | Cricket News

How Temba Bavuma once responded to sledging & 55 other reasons to respect the Proteas captain | Cricket News

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Jasprit Bumrah was seen putting an arm around Temba Bavuma at Eden Gardens and possibly burying the hatchet, as two of the greatest characters compete in the Test series. But a large part of India’s cricket fandom has also woken up to the impressive impact that Bavuma is having on the international game. Though he led South Africa to the World Test Championships beating Australia, it needed his defiant innings of 55 in the Kolkata Test win, for many Indians to realise his ongoing greatness. One of the more popular motormouth comedy Instagram vlog accounts Duhjizzy, extended a Sorry to Bavuma for turning him into numerous memes in the past, and said, “Podcast ke madhyam se, sorry to all short kings.” It was apology for having trolled him for his short stature. “Maafiyan, humne aapko galat samzhaa…” (We got you wrong”), the host said, adding, “Napolean ke time se humane seekha hai, inn chhhoton se pange loge woh tumhari maar denge.” (Since Napoleon’s times, history taught us to never underestimate them). He also brought in …

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad explains why Temba Bavuma succeeded on a pitch where run-scoring wasn’t easy

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad explains why Temba Bavuma succeeded on a pitch where run-scoring wasn’t easy

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In a match that ended well within three days and no team crossed 200 across the four innings combined, the undoubted batting hero was South Africa captain Temba Bavuma. The skipper was the only player from both teams to cross 50, and finished South Africa’s second innings unbeaten on 55, with his half century the difference between the two sides in the end result as the visitors won by 30 runs. Head coach Shukri Conrad, terming Bavuma one of the best in the world, explained why he succeeded where almost every one else failed. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO “Having our best player (Bavuma) back brings a calmness. In the last 18-24 months he has been one of the best players in the world and he showed that again,” Conrad told reporters after the famous win on Sunday, as reported by Reuters. “An innings where he was clear in how he wanted to do it and went against the grain of everyone else. That was the difference between the two sides. He was comfortable that if …

‘Temba Bavuma doesn’t get the recognition, credit he deserves as other international captains receive’: Anil Kumble

‘Temba Bavuma doesn’t get the recognition, credit he deserves as other international captains receive’: Anil Kumble

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Stressing that top Test sides have been forced to sit up and take notice of him, former India captain Anil Kumble said Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma is richly deserving of many more plaudits than go his way. “Credit to Temba Bavuma—he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves as a captain,’ Kumble told the Cricket Live show on JioHotstar. Referring to his stellar early record as captain, which includes South Africa’s first massive ICC title, Kumble said, “He has won 10 out of 11 Test matches as skipper for South Africa and has won a (World) Test Championship for them. He doesn’t get the kind of credit other international captains receive. As a batter, too, he has produced two quality innings, one in the WTC final and one here, literally back-to-back since he wasn’t available for Pakistan. He has done exceptionally well both as a player and a skipper.” Nothing signified Bavuma’s masterful captaincy than the bowling changes, though some might say his gritty 55 singularly proved the difference between the two sides. But with Axar …

India vs South Africa 2025 1st Test Preview: Temba Bavuma’s men eye historic win amid spin challenge | Cricket News

India vs South Africa 2025 1st Test Preview: Temba Bavuma’s men eye historic win amid spin challenge | Cricket News

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His eyelids flickering furiously, Temba Bavuma remembers a rendezvous with Kane Williamson at an award function in Mumbai two months ago. “I tried to ask him for some pointers (about winning in India). He wasn’t too open…” he recounts. Williamson was the wrong person, because an untimely groin strain had robbed him of the historic moment last year, when New Zealand blanked India 3-0. But the worldly-wise Kiwi talisman offered a simple piece of advice: “Make sure that you win the toss.” Since then, the South Africa captain, wearing a devilishly deadpan face, says he has been “practising my coin tossing skills.” The room roared and rolled in laughter. A favourable coin flip is among the several variables that make the longest format intriguing. “But…” he says, leaving the humour aside, “I think it is about playing good cricket. It is as easy as that, but it is hard.” In his third Test tour to India, Bavuma is well acquainted with the layered devils of the subcontinent. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma joked that he …