Cricket SA (CSA) on Friday announced the SA men’s squad to be awarded national contracts for the 2019/20 year.
The contracts cover the SA bilateral tours away to India in October and March, the full tour home series against England next summer and the home white ball series against Australia as well as this year’s Cricket World Cup.
Reeza Hendricks and Theunis de Bruyn were not previously awarded full national contracts, but were upgraded to a full contract after reaching the necessary threshold during the course of the current season.
The upgrade system will again be in place this year. Those players performing and selected for the Proteas during the 2019/20 season and who are not contracted can qualify for a national contract upgrade.
“We have contracted 16 men’s players and 14 women’s players which we feel is the appropriate number to maintain our national squads across the various formats,” said CSA Chief Executive, Thabang Moroe. “This enables us to contract both our Test players as well as those who are limited overs specialists.”
CSA contracted SA men’s players:
Hashim Amla (Cape Cobras), Temba Bavuma (Highveld Lions), Theunis de Bruyn (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Titans), Faf du Plessis (Titans), Dean Elgar (Titans), Reeza Hendricks (Lions), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans), David Miller (Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), Andile Phehlukwayo (Dolphins), Vernon Philander (Cape Cobras), Kagiso Rabada (Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans), Dale Steyn (Titans).
African News Agency