South Africa Squad: In the absence of Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen has been made the captain of the team for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan.
Cricket South Africa announced the 15-member team on Wednesday. Enrique Norkhia and Tabrez Shamsi have returned. At the same time, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs and Marco Jansen will not be seen playing in this series.
Heinrich Klaasen to Lead South Africa in T20I Series Against Pakistan
South Africa is playing a Test series against Sri Lanka. Due to this, some senior players of the team are part of the Test team. This includes the names of Rabada, and Marco Jansen along with the regular captain of the white ball team Aiden Markram.
In the absence of Aiden Markram, star wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen has been made the captain of the team. Under the leadership of Klaasen, the team will play a series of three T20I matches against Pakistan from December 10. White-ball head coach Rob Walter has today announced a 15-player squad for the three-match KFC T20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan, scheduled from 10 – 14 December.
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Key Players Missing, But Norkhia and Shamsi Return to South Africa’s Squad
While many key players are missing from the team, some players have also returned. Anrich Norkhia and Tabrez Shamsi will be part of the team for the first time after the T20 World Cup 2024. Both the star players have returned to the team. At the same time, emerging young fast bowler Quena Mphaka has also been included in the team. The coach has expressed happiness over the return of Norkhia and Tabrez. Coach praised Norkhia
South Africa’s white-ball head coach Rob Walter said, Anrich is fully prepared for the Champions Trophy. He has a lot of experience, so it is not necessary to play too much fifty-over cricket. Before that, he will be very active in SA20 and this series. I am not worried about him from a game point of view. He is not a young cricketer, he understands his game. There is enough cricket between now and then for him to be selected.
South Africa’s Squad Announced for T20I Series Against Pakistan
Heinrich Klaasen (Captain), Otniel Bartman, Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Patrick Kruger, George Linde, Kwena Mphaka, David Miller, Anrich Norkhia, Nkaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Tabrez Shamsi, Andile Simelane, Rassi van der Dussen.
