The SA20 is financially more important than most of the international cricket South Africa play because, besides tours by India and ICC disbursements, it is CSA's only profitable project
Nursing a hamstring strain, the South Africa captain didn't come out to bat on the third day in Centurion. But could he have given the circumstances? Should he have?
The veteran South African opener registered his maiden Test century at his home ground and paved the way for his teams's dominance with the bat in the company of two young batters - Tony de Zorzi and David Bedingham
While KL Rahul's fighting innings will be central to the play on Day 1, it was the battle between two of the best from either teams that held the spotlight
"If some of the young bucks are going to step into those big shoes, if they can have half the characteristics and the qualities that Dean has, then we'll be in a good space," believes Shukri Conrad