Here are 20 players that should be tested over the next couple of months in order to find the Proteas’ best squad leading up to the World T20, writes Ravi Reddy.
It’s more than a mouth full, isn’t it? In an effort to further irritate my esteemed colleague, Daniel, I am going to switch the focus from Test cricket to T20 internationals.
In conventional times, part of the Proteas preparation would be for the T20 Cricket World Cup in Australia and the one in India the following year.
Unfortunately, the Pandemic has prevented many sporting events from taking place, at the risk of infections increasing exponentially.
This may include the T20 World Cup as well.
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However, let’s assume the ICC won’t prioritize the Indian Premier League ahead of the T20 World cup and the original tournament goes ahead as originally scheduled.
I have drawn up a list of T20 players I believe should be tried and tested prior to reaching the eventual squad of 15. Low and behold, the Heavy Roller’s 20:
1 Janneman Malan
2 Quinton de Kock (c / wk)
3 Temba Bavuma
4 Faf du Plessis
5 Rassie van der Dussen
6 David Miller
7 Andile Phehlukwayo
8 Chris Morris
9 KG Rabada
10 Tabraiz Shamsi
11 Lungi Ngidi
12 Reeza Hendricks
13 Lutho Sipamla
14 Sisanda Magala
15 Bjorn Fortuin
16 Heinrich Klaasen
17 Dwaine Pretorious
18 Keshav Maharaj
19 JJ Smuts
20 Anrich Nortje
My expectation is that these will be the candidates that will be tested, discussed and experimented within the forthcoming months.
More than likely we will see a number of these names in the team roster playing in the 3-match series against India at the end of the year.
What do you think Cricket Fanatics? Who would you like to see the squad? Sound off your comments below!
Yours in Peace, Love and Cricket
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