President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday credited South African cricketing legend Garry Kirsten for coaching the Indian cricket team to World Cup glory last year, drawing loud cheers, including from her South African counterpart Jacob Zuma.

South Africa have declined a proposal from Bangladesh to play three ODIs and five Twenty20 matches in May. Cricket South Africa (CSA) met with the South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) on Tuesday and they decided that the international schedule for 2012 would not allow for the series to take place.

South Africa coach Gary Kirsten feels the Proteas have the ability to dominate world cricket.

India have arrived in Johannesburg for their one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa on March 30, and though it may seem like a long way to travel for a solitary match, their coach Duncan Fletcher believes the experience will be beneficial.

South Africa cricket coach Gary Kirsten says his players won't be drawn into a verbal battle with New Zealand during their tour starting on Friday.

The salary of the newly appointed South Africa cricket coach Gary Kirsten has been kept secret and even Cricket South Africa's legal and governance committee does not have a clue about it.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday, said he had never planned to promote himself up the order during the finals of the cricket World Cup against Sri Lanka rather it was coach Gary Kirsten who came up with that instant idea.

Former stylish English batsman David Gower feels that the ongoing five-match ODI series between India and visiting England in less than a month after the former's dismal tour was not ideal for the game.

Two of cricket's great rival nations will engage in what amounts to three extended sparring sessions as they try new combinations during Australia's six-week tour of South Africa which begins Thursday with a Twenty20 international at Newlands.

South Africa coach Gary Kirsten feels they need to work on a strategy to overcome the team's long standing problem of choking in crunch matches.