No AB de Villiers as CSA announces squads for Windies, Ireland
Dolphins off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen will join the Proteas Test squad for the two-match Test series against the West Indies next month.
The 27-year-old from Durban is joined by his former South Africa under-19s teammate, Lizar
Williams, who has also received his first call-up to the national Test team.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced a 19-strong Test squad, that will be led by Dean
Elgar in his first outing as captain since his permanent appointment in early March.
Temba Bavuma will lead a 20-man white ball squad to take on West Indies and Ireland.
Subrayen was the third-best bowler in the 4-Day Cup with 19 wickets in four matches at an average of 18.89 and best bowling figures of 6/24 for the Dolphins.
Other uncapped selections include Kyle Verreynne, Keegan Petersen, Sarel Erwee and Marco Jansen.
New additions from South Africa’s inbound limited overs tour against Pakistan, Sisanda Magala and Williams, have been retained in the national side for both limited overs outings against the Windies and the Irish.
Discussions with AB de Villiers have concluded with the batsman deciding once and for all, that his retirement will remain final.
“This is a massive tour for the Proteas. We have a fully fit team with an exciting balance of youth and experience,” said CSA convenor of selectors Victor Mpitsang.
“The historic tour to Ireland is crucial for points towards our qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup and preparation for the T20 World Cup later this year. This is the start of our road to these trophies and every tour will see us field our absolute best sides.
“The team has been in a rebuilding phase for a while now but we are satisfied that the return on investment is going to show itself sooner rather than later.“
