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South Africa (Source: Twitter)
In what comes as big news, South Africa have announced their squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against India. It is to be noted that this series is scheduled to start on June 9. Thus, they have announced a 16-member squad for the same.
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The most notable inclusion is that of Tristan Stubbs. The youngster has been superb in the domestic arena and thus, there is a lot of hype around him. In the meanwhile, Wayne Parnell is also back in South Africa's T20I squad for the first time since 2017. The bowling all-rounder has picked 41 wickets in his T20I career so far.
The regular players such as Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, David Miller and Kagiso Rabada are named in the squad as well. It is to be noted that all of them are currently participating in the ongoing Indian T20 League 2022. An important point to be noted is that Anrich Nortje makes a return to the squad as well.
“This is the Proteas like we have not seen them in a long time. The injection of the IPL players means that we will have a team that’s ready to fire on all cylinders immediately and has vast experience of the conditions that we will be playing in,” said CSA Convenor of Selectors, Victor Mpitsang in an official statement, as quoted by CricTracker.
“Tristan Stubbs is an exciting prospect and we’re keen to see what he’s made of and we are looking forward to the return of the experience of Reeza (Hendricks), Klaasie (Heinrich Klaasen) and Wayne Parnell to join the likes of Temba (Bavuma), Tabraiz (Shamsi) and Keshav (Maharaj),” he added.
This is South Africa's first major assignment in the shortest format of the game since the 20-20 World Cup 2021. With the 20-20 WC 2022 not too far away, the Protests players would want to prove a point. Besides, beating India in a series would massively boost the confidence of the Temba Bavuma-led side.
South Africa’s T20I squad for India series:
Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen