Cricket South Africa on Tuesday launched the nationwide contract for cricketers for the 2021-22 season. Former South Africa skipper and Chennai Super Kings cricketer Faf du Plessis was not included within the checklist.
Meanwhile, the South Africa Women’s crew, which is at the moment engaged in a limited-over sequence towards India, will journey to New Zealand, which is scheduled to be held in March and April subsequent yr.
As per the discharge, CSA have elevated the ladies crew members from 14 to fifteen gamers, whereas it stays 16 amongst males and one spot open to make sure gamers have the chance to qualify by their respective efficiency.
“It is a matter of great pride that CSA has increased the number of women’s contracts from 14 to 15 for the very first time,” CSA Acting Chief Executive, Mr Pholetsi Moseki, commented. “We are confident that the number of selected players for both the men’s and women’s teams is sufficient to maintain them across the formats in which they participate. We are about to enter into a very import cricket season with ICC World Cup events for both the men’s and the women’s teams and we are confident that we have the correct personnel and necessary depth within the system to produce teams that will challenge the best in the world in the coming 12 months.”
“On behalf of CSA, I would like to congratulate Lara Goodall and Heinrich Klaasen on their newly awarded contracts. Their performances on the field of play as well as the way they have carried themselves off the field has done the talking for them and we are pleased to reward the hard work that they have put in,” Mr Moseki concluded.
South Africa Women’s gamers who’ve been handed the contract: Dané van Niekerk (captain), Trisha Chetty, Nadine de Klerk, Mignon du Preez, Lara Goodall, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabong Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Lizelle Lee, Suné Luus, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloe Tryon, Laura Wolvaardt
South Africa Men’s gamers who’ve been handed the contract: Temba Bavuma (limited-over captain), Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar (Test captain), Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen
