South African cricketers could resume training from next week if govt approves: Report
Cricket | June 01, 2020 22:36 ISTSouth Africa has entered stage-three of the lockdown, which permits resumption of training in non-contact sports.
South Africa has entered stage-three of the lockdown, which permits resumption of training in non-contact sports.
A select group of players from Sri Lanka, especially bowlers, will resume training on Monday as confirmed by the cricket board on Sunday, amid efforts to restart the sports post the coronavirus break.
Du Plessis had resigned as Test captain in February and Quinton de Kock was expected to take the reins but Cricket South Africa ruled him out of the job, saying they don't want to overburden the wicketkeeper-batsman.
Maharaj has not been among the frontrunners for the position but he led the Dolphins to the domestic One Day title. The Dolphins were awarded the title by Cricket South Africa after the season had to be curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Faf du Plessis says that he is a natural leader and is enjoying his new leadership role of mentoring the youngsters with an eye on the future of the national team.
De Villiers was earlier quoted by a TV channel saying that an offer has been made by the country's cricket board to lead South Africa again.
AB de Villiers said that he will only make a comeback if he feels that he is good enough to play at the international level even though he has been a regular on franchise circuit.
The Proteas blanked Australia 3-0 at home and De Kock stated it filled the young South African side with a lot of confidence and self-belief.
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.
The two teams were scheduled to play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 games.
Smith's statement came despite South Africa not having a clear candidate for the post.
In a first-class career that lasted nearly 20 years, he made more than 4,000 first-class runs, including a century, and took 296 wickets, including 11 fifers. He also took 80 catches.
Boucher feels that, so far, their plans have not been hampered to a great degree by the lockdown.
The 31-year-old will oversee the Under-19s progress to the inaugural ICC Under-19 World Cup, scheduled to take place in Bangladesh, in early 2021.
South Africa is in the midst of a 21-day nationwide lockdown, which prohibits leaving home except to buy food or medicine and does not allow for any outdoor exercise.
CEO Jacques Faul went on to add that future calculation will need to be done keeping in mind the impact the outbreak has on the economy as a whole.
The 30-year-old is expected to compete in the new Minor League Cricket T20 tournament, which sees 22 teams battle in a nine-week season.
The Quinton de Kock-led South African cricket team were slated to play three ODIs in India but the series had to be postponed amid the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic.
South Africa scripted a fairytale run to the World Cup semifinal in what was their debut appearance in the tournament history. However, their impressive run was cut short by a bizarre rain rule.
AB de Villiers said that he is taking things slowly, he will assess the situation only after playing IPL 2020 and check what is possible and what isn't.
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