South Africa  

The Congress sticking with Sonia Gandhi for Rae Bareli constituency seems a case of misplaced hope triumphing over logical reasoning, as it happened with Aravinda de Silva and Sri Lanka in the 2003 cricket World Cup in South Africa

Sarfraz Ahmed was heard on stump microphones of making racist remarks directed at Andile Phehlukwayo. Pakistan replaced Sarfraz with wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan for the fourth one-dayer with the experienced Shoaib Malik asked to lead the team for the last two ODIs and two T20I games in South Africa

"Abey kaale, teri ammi aaj kahaan baitheen hain? Kya parwa ke aaye hai aaj (Hey black guy, where's your mother sitting today? What have you got her to say for you today)?" Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said during the Durban ODI

Virat Kohli was the unanimous choice of the Voting Academy for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy with South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada coming in second to him for both this award and the ICC Test Player of the Year award. Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan was runner up to Kohli for the ICC ODI Player of the Year award

Smith was banned for 12 months for his role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa scandal last year. His ban ends on March 28.
 

Faf du Plessis scored a century in the first innings while Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada bagged four wickets each as South Africa cantered to a win over the touring Pakistan 

Virat Kohli said that it was Jasprit Bumrah's "amazing fitness levels and work ethic" along with skill set that prompted him and coach Ravi Shastri to seriously consider him for the Test series in South Africa