South Africa Twenty20 World Cup | Anrich Nortje returns; two uncapped players included in the squad
The Hindu
South Africa's T20 World Cup squad includes uncapped duo, returning Nortje, and experienced batters and bowlers.
Pacer Anrich Nortje will return to international action after a nine-month injury layoff while the uncapped duo of Ryan Rickelton and Ottniel Baartman was included in South Africa's T20 World Cup squad on April 30.
Aiden Markram will lead the side in what will be his first World Cup assignment since being named T20I captain.
Wicketkeeper-batter Rickelton and pacer Baartman have been rewarded for their stellar run in this year's SA20.
Rickelton finished as the leading run-scorer in the second edition of SA20 with 530 runs at an average of 58.88 for MI Cape Town, while Baartman took 18 wickets in eight matches for defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and is currently with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals.
The team will also benefit from the expertise of batters Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller and the promising Tristan Stubbs, who is in sensational form.
Leading the pace attack will be Kagiso Rabada and Nortje, who has been out of Proteas action since September 2023 after suffering a back injury. He is currently playing for DC in the IPL.
The duo will be supported by Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee at the marquee event to be held in the Americas from June.