Dozens of South African cricketers have signed lucrative contracts with county cricket sides over the years but this automatically disqualifies them from playing for the national team.
Philander recently announced his intention to call it a day from the international cricket after the ongoing series with England.
Hashim Amla is set to join Surrey on a two-year deal after announcing his international retirement in August.
Since 2004, South Africa has had the maximum number of Kolpak players but two which hurt them in recent times were pacers Kyle Abbott in 2017 and Duanne Oliver in 2019.
AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis are close friends, and the former revealed how he stopped du Plessis from signing a Kolpak deal.
Indian captain's biggest asset is his ability to keep things simple, feels iconic Proteas all-rounder Jacques Kallis.
Morkel said that the timing of the decision was not great as Olivier had really started settling himself in the Test cricket.
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