The King is dead, long live the King

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Indexed  November 23, 2010

Having lost our openers and then Hashim Amla to a shocking decision, South Africa found themselves at 33/3 after being put in to bat by Pakistan on the first day of the second Test. The fall of Graeme Smith’s wicket brought Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers together for the fourth wicket. The pair batted [...]   See the complete post here

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