CSA pronounces South Africa ‘A’ Squad for three-match collection in opposition to India ‘A’
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday named a 14-member South Africa ‘A’ squad for the upcoming three-match four-day contests in opposition to India ‘A’ in Bloemfontein.
The dwelling workforce shall be led by 32-year-old opening batter Pieter Malan. The collection, a chance for the gamers to vie for locations within the senior squad earlier than India’s upcoming tour of the nation, shall be held from November 23 to December 9 at Mangaung Oval.
All-rounder George Linde and quick bowler Lutho Sipamla are within the squad with Warriors pacer Marco Jansen and Knights batter Raynard van Tonder additionally included.
CSA convenor of selectors Victor Mpitsang pressured on the importance of the collection earlier than the Indian workforce’s tour.
“Test cricket stays certainly one of CSA’s key focus areas, together with guaranteeing that the format continues to thrive and maintain relevance in our nation.
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Pieter Malan will captain the 14-man SA ‘A’ four-day squad for the upcoming 3-match collection in opposition to India ‘A’ 🏏
All matches will happen at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein from 23 November – 9 December.#SAAvINDA #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/FBpqNp27c8
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) November 11, 2021
“It is therefore vital that a steady stream of talent continues to emerge from our high-performance programme,” Mpitsang stated in a press launch.
“The COVID-19 pandemic noticed the disruption of the South Africa A workforce’s fixtures and CSA is happy to see the return of content material for this programme. We are trying ahead to extra excursions for this workforce specifically, because the A workforce programme is an important one to CSA’s general pipeline technique.
“The senior South Africa and India teams will be clashing this summer here at home, so this is an ideal opportunity for players with Proteas ambitions to put their hands up and make a case for themselves.”
On Tuesday, the BCCI additionally introduced the India ‘A’ squad for the tour with Gujarat’s Priyank Panchal named as captain of the workforce that additionally contains Prithvi Shaw, Navdeep Saini and rookie Kashmiri pacer Umran Malik.
South Africa ‘A’ squad:
Pieter Malan (captain, Rocks), Sarel Erwee (Dolphins), Dominic Hendricks (Lions), Raynard van Tonder (Knights), Sinethemba Qeshile (Warriors), Senuran Muthusammy (North West Dragons), Marco Jansen (Warriors), Migael Pretorius (Knights), Beuran Hendricks (Western Province), Lutho Sipamla (Lions), Glenton Stuurman (Warriors), George Linde (Western Province), Jason Smith (Dolphins), Tony de Zorzi (Western Province).
Fixtures:
November 23-26: 1st Four-Day recreation at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
November 29-December 2: 2nd Four-Day recreation at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
December 6-9: third Four-Day recreation at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein.
