Solely two of the gamers who have been in South Africa’s Check win over India on Thursday are in a 14-man squad for 2 Exams in New Zealand in February. Cricket South Africa on Saturday named a squad which incorporates seven uncapped gamers, together with a brand new captain in left-handed opening batsman Neil Model. Batsman Keegan Petersen and David Bedingham are the one gamers who have been a part of South Africa’s innings win within the first Check towards India in Centurion. Resulting from a ruling by Cricket South Africa, no gamers contracted to franchises within the SA20 competitors, which overlaps with the Exams, have been eligible for choice.
Regardless of having to journey with a makeshift squad, Check coach Shukri Conrad mentioned he was assured that the staff could be aggressive.
“The gamers chosen for this tour have each likelihood of difficult New Zealand,” mentioned Conrad, who identified that a lot of the gamers had proven their skill whereas enjoying for South Africa A in latest sequence towards West Indies A and India A.
Model, 27, was born in Johannesburg however went to highschool in England at King’s Faculty, Taunton.
He has a stable first-class document with 2906 runs at a median of 39.27. He’s additionally a succesful left-arm orthodox spin bowler who has taken 72 wickets at a median of 30.81.
The early announcement of the touring get together appeared to finish hypothesis that opening batsman Dean Elgar is perhaps persuaded to delay his retirement from worldwide cricket past the second Check at Newlands in Cape City, beginning on Wednesday.
Elgar was named man of the match within the first Check towards India after scoring 185 in South Africa’s solely innings. He’ll lead the staff within the second Check following an harm to Temba Bavuma.
South African squad:
Neil Model (capt), David Bedingham, Ruan de Swardt, Clyde Fortuin (wkt), Zubayr Hamza, Tshepo Moreki, Mihlali Mpongwana, Duanne Olivier, Dane Paterson, Keegan Petersen, Dane Piedt, Raynard van Tonder, Shaun von Berg, Khaya Zondo.
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