Favourite cricket team
The Proteas
Favourite cricket format
Test cricket
Favourite cricket player
Graeme Smith
Favourite sporting memory
434 ODI match SA v AUS at the Wanderers Stadium.
Favourite cricket ground
Lords Cricket Ground
Favourite Sports Documentary
Crossing the line
Obakeng - A passionate sports fan at heart that had a dream to be a professional soccer player or cricketer. He was introduced into the world of MotoGP and Formula One by Brad Binder's dominant moto3 championship win and he has not looked back. He is able to live through his passion for sport through writing, and he is a sport writer for the Independent Newspapers in South Africa.
Favourite quotes
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that". - Dr Martin Luther King.
latestArticlesBy Obakeng Meletse
Boxing
Exclusive: Kevin Lerena Vows to Shock the World in Heavyweight War with Lawrence Okolie at Wembley
Kevin Lerena is set to face Lawrence Okolie for the WBC silver heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium, with both fighters looking to make their mark in the division. Lerena, undeterred by setbacks, sees this bout as an opportunity to elevate South African boxing on the world stage.
Obakeng Meletse
2025-07-19
Obakeng Meletse
Obakeng has a dream to watch a test match live at the iconic Lords Cricket Ground and to also see Lewis Hamilton live in a race before his retirement.
Obakeng perfected his art while working for the Cricket Fanatics Magazine, and his career highlights so far include covering the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics Games, The South African Men and Women cricket teams and the Premier Soccer League. He is not afraid of being in the deep end and thrives on finding a way out of tough situations.