The ICC Champions Trophy 2009 kicks off today at SuperSport Park Centurion. Sri Lanka will take on the hosts South Africa. There is some talk about there being some spin in the pitch which should see both teams fielding two spinners, in Johan Botha and Roelof van der Merwe for South Africa and off-spinner Muttiah [...]
Would you have picked Robin Peterson in your Proteas squad for the ICC Champions Trophy? Consider that he’s the third spin bowler in the squad behind Johan Botha and Roelof van der Merwe, add to that JP Duminy is also coming on as a spinner in recent times, so he’s possibly the fourth spin bowler. [...]
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give Proteas spin bowler Johan Botha the green light to continue his career. In terms of the decision of the ICC’s review process Botha has been asked not to bowl the doosra but will be able to continue his career [...]
Johan Botha, reported last month for a suspect bowling action, was included as vice-captain when South Africa named their squad on Monday for the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June. The off-spinner was reported by the umpires after the fourth one-day international victory over Australia in Port Elizabeth. Botha’s action is now undergoing an [...]
Proteas off-spinner and vice-captain Johan Botha’s bowling action is again under scrutiny after he was reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for suspected illegalities during the fourth ODI against Australia in Port Elizabeth earlier this week. On-field umpires for Monday’s one-dayer, Brian Jerling of South Africa and Asoka de Silva of Sri Lanka, cited [...]