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Oct 17, 2001 · Former South African captain Kepler Wessels thinks both sides will be happy with the result of Hansie Cronje's appeal against his life ban. Wessels, who was replaced by Cronje as skipper in 1994, told BBC Sport Online that he felt judge Frank Kirk-Cohen had reached a logical compromise in Wednesday's verdict.
Northamptonshire coach Kepler Wessels has urged England to take left-arm spinner Monty Panesar to India. The 23-year-old was overlooked for the tour of Pakistan but has been tipped to secure a berth in the squad for India, which will be named on Friday. Wessels told BBC Sport: "If England want to compete on the spinning front they have to ...
The six match series, switching from Australia to South Africa after three Tests, will be watched with keen interest by Kepler Wessels, a hero in both countries. Wessels played 23 Tests for his adoptive country Australia before going on to skipper South Africa following their return to the international fold.
Jun 2, 2008 · Meanwhile, Super Kings coach Kepler Wessels does not see the IPL, with its mix of players from around the world, as a threat to traditional international cricket. "I don't think it's a threat to world cricket, I think it's a very exciting concept and it exceeded expectations," Wessels told BBC Sport.
Oct 18, 1999 · Cronje has also been involved in a heated debate, carried out through the media, with Wessels, one of the selectors and a man of similar Afrikaner stock (indeed at one time he was his hero). The captain may have taken the pot off the boil temporarily but it still paints a pretty fragmented picture.
May 29, 2009 · Inspired by Geoff Lawson's 34 wickets, and a big century on debut from South African-born Kepler Wessels, Australia won back the Ashes after five years in English hands. The series features one of the all-time great finishes to an Ashes Test: England's win by three runs at the MCG, courtesy of Geoff Miller's dramatic slip catch after the ball had been parried by Chris Tavare.
Jul 30, 2002 · Kepler Wessels. Shaun Pollock. English reaction. Jonathan Agnew. Mark Ramprakash. Cronje profile. A job in ...
Sep 26, 2001 · Azharuddin and Wessels at the toss of the coin before the second Test But when the time for a full home series finally arrived, it was India who were invited by the new United Cricket Board. There was only one positive result in the four matches, but the South African crowds were treated to some magnificent cricket by the likes of Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin and the prodigiously talented Sachin Tendulkar.
Mar 16, 2003 · An unsmiling and, on the face of it, uncomplicated leader of men, he captained his province, Orange Free State, at the age of 21 and first deputised as national captain at 24 before taking over from Kepler Wessels one year later.
And former South Africa Test skipper Kepler Wessels believes Shaun Pollock could be lifting the World Cup on home soil on 23 march next year. "I'm pretty confident they'll win," Wessels told BBC Sport Online. "They're a better-disciplined side under Simons, there are better team selections and the whole operation is run better.
