Cricket
Duminy in and no Kallis for the ICC Champions Trophy─── 10:52 Thu, 02 May 2013
Morgan Piek
Bloemfontein - This morning Cricket South Africa announced the 15-man Proteas ODI squad to play in the ICC Champions Trophy later this year.
The most notable exclusion is that of Jacques Kallis. The 37-year old allrounder who is currently playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League has made himself unavailable for the trip to the United Kingdom.
The most notable exclusion is that of Jacques Kallis. The 37-year old allrounder who is currently playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League has made himself unavailable for the trip to the United Kingdom.
Convenor of selectors Andrew Hudson said that this is the most balanced available squad and gives them a lot different combinations.
Following a six-month injury lay-off due to a ruptured Achilles Tendon, JP Duminy has been declared fit to take part in the tournament and has been included in the 15-man squad. Duminy is running at 90% speed and it's believed he will be running at 100% when the tournament start.
Graeme Smith is the only other injury concern following his ankle operation. He is currently receiving treat in England where his playing county cricket for Surrey.
“JP is well on the way to a full recovery,” commented Andrew Hudson. “The latest information is that he will be fully fit to play his part in all three disciplines by the end of the month. He is a very experienced limited overs cricketer and we don’t anticipate his lack of match practice being any kind of problem.
“His return adds a lot of balance to the side and that, together with the presence of two batting all-rounders in Faf du Plessis and Farhaan Behardien, means that we now have the option to go into the tournament with seven specialist batsmen.
“Jacques’ experience will obviously be missed but it does create an opportunity for David Miller whose recent form has been most impressive. It also gives a young player the chance to make his mark ahead of the ICC World Cup in 2015.
“We have stayed consistent with the squad that played in the Momentum ODI series against Pakistan, also bearing in mind that we wanted to choose players who are well equipped for England conditions.
“As always there are unlucky players. Unfortunately we can only take 15 players to England. However, the World Cup is 2 years away in Australasia and is a wonderful incentive for those who have missed out to concentrate their focus."
The 15-man squad is as follows -
AB de Villiers - Captain
Hashim Amla
Ryan McLaren
David Miller
Ferhaan Berhardien
Morne Morkel
Dale Steyn
Graeme Smith
JP Duminy
Colin Ingram
Rory Kleinveldt
Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Faf du Plessis
Aaron Phangiso
Robin Petersen
Following a six-month injury lay-off due to a ruptured Achilles Tendon, JP Duminy has been declared fit to take part in the tournament and has been included in the 15-man squad. Duminy is running at 90% speed and it's believed he will be running at 100% when the tournament start.
Graeme Smith is the only other injury concern following his ankle operation. He is currently receiving treat in England where his playing county cricket for Surrey.
“JP is well on the way to a full recovery,” commented Andrew Hudson. “The latest information is that he will be fully fit to play his part in all three disciplines by the end of the month. He is a very experienced limited overs cricketer and we don’t anticipate his lack of match practice being any kind of problem.
“His return adds a lot of balance to the side and that, together with the presence of two batting all-rounders in Faf du Plessis and Farhaan Behardien, means that we now have the option to go into the tournament with seven specialist batsmen.
“Jacques’ experience will obviously be missed but it does create an opportunity for David Miller whose recent form has been most impressive. It also gives a young player the chance to make his mark ahead of the ICC World Cup in 2015.
“We have stayed consistent with the squad that played in the Momentum ODI series against Pakistan, also bearing in mind that we wanted to choose players who are well equipped for England conditions.
“As always there are unlucky players. Unfortunately we can only take 15 players to England. However, the World Cup is 2 years away in Australasia and is a wonderful incentive for those who have missed out to concentrate their focus."
The 15-man squad is as follows -
AB de Villiers - Captain
Hashim Amla
Ryan McLaren
David Miller
Ferhaan Berhardien
Morne Morkel
Dale Steyn
Graeme Smith
JP Duminy
Colin Ingram
Rory Kleinveldt
Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Faf du Plessis
Aaron Phangiso
Robin Petersen
