Dinesha Devnarain named South Africa women's U19 head coach
Cricket | April 07, 2020 14:07 ISTThe 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.
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.
Not a single ball could be bowled in the series as the opener was washed out in Dharamsala and the series was called off ahead of the second ODI in Lucknow.
After their three-match ODI series was called off due to the virus outbreak, the South African players and the support staff stayed put in Lucknow where the second match was slated.
The 36-year-old de Villiers hasn't played international cricket for nearly two years, having announced his retirement in May 2018. It was later revealed that he made an offer to play the 50-over World Cup last year, but was turned down by the national selectors.
The number of positive cases in India stands at 43 at the moment and the South African team that landed in the national capital for three ODIs in the wee hours of Monday, will "strictly adhere" to the healthcare protocols.
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Pacer Anrich Nortje was also drafted into the squad with Reeza Hendricks, Beuran Hendricks and Sisanda Magala making way for the trio.
The speculations surrounding AB de Villiers' international comeback have picked pace in the past few weeks.
South Africa play three ODIs in India from March 12 to 18 and the tour of Pakistan for three T20s in Rawalpindi was planned after that.
Steyn has had constant run-ins with injuries over the last few years, especially after a career-threatening shoulder injury during South Africa's tour of Australia in November 2016.
Philander, 34, has played 97 matches across all three formats, taking a total of 261 wickets since his debut in 2011, before this game.
England won the fourth and final Test of the series by 191 runs to not just clinch a 3-1 series, but also script their best-ever result in the land since World War 1; while South Africa plunged to their new low at home.
Test captain and former ODI skipper Faf du Plessis remains out of the team. He had been dropped for South Africa's series in India
Du Plessis said Monday in the aftermath of a dispiriting innings defeat to England for his inexperienced South Africa side that he wasn't going to retire from tests just yet
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