Ryan Rickelton, the top scorer in this year’s CSA One-Day Cup, could be in South Africa’s squad for the pivotal World Cup Super League series against England in Bloemfontein this month. However, he was not selected.
Dewald Brevis also has plenty of opportunities to make a decent income without playing for South Africa. Tristan Stubbs and Tony De Zorzi (his second and his third best run-scorers in the ODC) also did not nod.
Rickelton did not participate in the South African test series in Australia because he had not had the necessary ankle surgery to repair his torn ligaments and address unnatural bone growth. Naturally, the selectors didn’t want to send him to the other side of the world if he could go down during the game. At the time, the CSA referred to a policy of not picking injured players.
Rickelton hasn’t gone under the knife yet, but he can continue playing domestically with the help of injections, and in his 14 state games in all formats this summer, he’s expected to hit his 99th. and with his 75 efforts, recorded four centuries.
Did he stay away from his ODI in England for the same reasons that prevented Rickelton from going to Australia? “Not at all,” said Victor Mpisang, South Africa’s head of selection, at a press conference on Wednesday. was the opening hitter and was unfortunately unable to include him in a 16-man squad, with Quinton De Kok, Lisa Hendricks, Jannemann Maran and Themba Bavma also being other options for the squad and starting hitters. . Mpitsang said the selectors had consulted medical personnel, who “clarified that the risk at home is not as high as when he travels abroad with an injury.” seems like an option.
Brevis scored his undefeated 70 points with a 170.73 batting average, and in his SA20 opener at Newlands last Tuesday he led MI Cape Town to a victory over the Pearl his Royals. The 19-year-old has already played in the IPL and his CPL and the importance of making sure South African cricket understands that the next generation of cricketers are being evaluated by the structure of the country. There is a growing debate about Otherwise, they might end up becoming mercenaries in his T20 league, making exponentially more money and exponentially less stress. Did the selectors tell you they weren’t interested in Brevis? “We’re not trying to get rid of him,” Mpitsang said. “We will try to showcase him in various formats, especially T20, against the West Indies.”
The West Indies, in South Africa from 28 February to 28 March he will compete in two Tests, three of his ODIs, and an equal number of his T20Is. With any luck, Brevis won’t have moved on by then.