Temba Bavuma averages 53 in 12 Tests as South Africa captain
From a certain vantage point, the health of Test cricket in South Africa appears terminal.
For the first time since sporting isolation during apartheid, there will be no red-ball action in the country this summer. Instead, fans must make do watching Indian-owned T20 franchises compete in the SA20.
The next time the Proteas take the field in whites on home soil will be October 2026, 21 months after hosting Pakistan in January this year.
And yet the Test team itself has rarely looked in better shape, with 2025 proving a watershed year.
