The Proteas T20 World Cup squad has been receiving some criticism due to a lack of representation of black African players.

Six players of colour were named and one black African (Kagiso Rabada) in the 15-man squad.

Rob Walter, when asked about the composition of the squad, said:

“My no. 1 imperative is to create a winning Proteas team. At the time I have to pick the team who l believe will give us the best chance of doing that.

“The system really needs to up the ante so that in 6, 12 months or 2 years time and particularly the 2027 World Cup at home, that the representation and demographics of the team looks a bit different.

“Outside of the World Cup we will continue to grow our base of players, to give opportunities to players to put their skill at a higher level and just make sure that we have bought in and are delivering on a process that is going to change what our team looks like going forward.

“No squad I pick is selected without discussion with the director of cricket.”

We discuss this topic and the entire squad in our latest video: