Obakeng Meletse

Obakeng Meletse

Sports Writer

1 Articles

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

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that". - Dr Martin Luther King.

Latest Articles by Obakeng Meletse

Anneke Bosch of South Africa poses for a portrait

Cricket

Exclusive: Anneke Bosch takes confidence from the Pakistan series win and looks ahead to their opponents at the World Cup

Anneke Bosch reflects on the Proteas Women's T20 series win against Pakistan and discusses the challenges posed by their World Cup opponents, including West Indies and England.

Obakeng Meletse

2024-10-01

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.