On Thursday, fast bowler Dale Steyn questioned why senior South African players were not included in the Proteas squad for the four-match Twenty20 International series against Pakistan in April.
Steyn asks why South African players:
“I missed the reason why our big dogs aren’t playing the T20s against Pak?” Steyn tweeted after Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced squads for the upcoming home series.
Here is a tweet:
Due to their Indian Premier League (IPL) commitments, a number of top players, including David Miller, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, and Anrich Nortje, were not included in the T20I squad.
The CSA stated that the aforementioned players were only included in the ODI squad due to an agreement with the Board of Control for Cricket in
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India (BCCI) so that they could leave early to join their respective IPL teams.
From April 2 to 16, South Africa will play Pakistan in three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and four Twenty-20 Internationals (T20Is) in Centurion and Johannesburg.
Here’s the ODI squad:
Temba Bavuma, Quinton De Kock, Beruan Hendricks, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Hendrick Klaasen, Janneman Malan, Keshav Mahraj, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jon Jon Smuts, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Lutho Sipamla, Kyle Verrynne, Daryn Dupavillion, Sisanda Magala, Wian Mulder, Lizaad Williams, Junior Dala
Here’s the T20 squad:
Temba Bavuma, John Fortuin, Beruan Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Janneman Malan, Lutho Sipamla, Kyle Verynne, Tabraiz Shamsi, Sisanda Magala, Dwaine Pretorius, Migael Pretorius, Pite Van Bijlon, Wihan Lubbe, Lizaad Williams, Rassie Van Der Dussen
