On Thursday, Proteas white-ball head coach Rob Walter revealed that Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala have been dominated out of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.
As a end result, Dolphins all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo an Titans seam bowler Lizaad Williams have been added to the finalised 15-player squad.
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Nortje has a suspected low again (lumbar) stress fracture and will probably be beneath the care of a specialist workforce on the subsequent steps in his restoration.
The 29-year-old seamer skilled decrease again spasms through the second One-Day International in opposition to Australia earlier this month and underwent specialist assessments and scans.
His absence is an enormous blow to the Proteas.
Magala was half of the latest white-ball tour in opposition to Australia and was given each alternative for a full restoration and participation.
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Ultimately it was determined that the danger related along with his inclusion within the squad outweighed his apparent worth to the workforce.
Commenting on the squad, Walter mentioned: “It’s vastly disappointing for Anrich and Sisanda to be lacking out on the 50-over World Cup. Both are high quality gamers that add immense worth to the Proteas. We sympathize of their omission and can proceed to offer all the mandatory help as they work in the direction of their return to aggressive motion.
“This provides an opportunity for Andile and Lizaad on the global stage. Both players have been part of our winter programs as well as having represented South Africa in the recent white-ball tour against Australia. They offer great skill sets and we’re excited to have them complete the 15-player squad for this year’s World Cup.”
The squad departs for India on Saturday, 23 September.
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Proteas Squad – ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India 2023
Temba Bavuma (captain, DP World Lions), Gerald Coetzee (Momentum Multiply Titans), Quinton de Kock (Momentum Multiply Titans), Reeza Hendricks (DP World Lions), Marco Jansen (Dafabet Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Momentum Multiply Titans), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Momentum Multiply Titans), David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Andile Phehlukwayo (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Kagiso Rabada (DP World Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Rassie van der Dussen (DP World Lions) and Lizaad Williams (Momentum Multiply Titans).
The World Cup commences on 5 October
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