5 gamers who featured in ODI World Cup 2023 for South Africa however did not make it to Champions Trophy 2025 squad – Quinton de Kock to Gerald Coetzee

Cricket South Africa lately introduced their squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, slated to be held in Pakistan and UAE.

A properly brewed steadiness between expertise and younger abilities could be seen within the South African squad. The crew can be led by its seasoned campaigner Temba Bavuma who has already steered the Proteas to the finals of the ICC World Check Championship (WTC) in opposition to Australia. Nonetheless, South Africa is eyeing to win their maiden ICC trophy earlier than the WTC finals and emerge from their repute of bottling main ICC tournaments all through their cricketing historical past.

South Africa’s run within the ODI World Cup 2023

South Africa made a good begin to the ODI World Cup held in India again in 2023. The Proteas had been second within the group stage solely behind India with 7 wins and a couple of losses. Nonetheless, they confronted off in opposition to Australia within the semi-finals of the event the place they had been defeated by the then 5-time world champions by 3 wickets. Thus their long-standing dream of successful a significant ICC trophy couldn’t come true. The Aussies would go on to defeat the winner of the second semi-final, India and win the distinguished title for a report sixth time.

Preserving the reminiscences of this unsuccessful marketing campaign in perspective South Africa made a number of adjustments of their restricted overs declare to boost a strong declare over the Champions Trophy this yr. Thus, listed below are 5 South African gamers who performed the ODI World cup 2023 however did not make it to the Champions Trophy 2025 squad listing.

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5 gamers who is not going to play for South Africa in Champions Trophy 2025

1) Quinton de Kock:

The ace wicket-keeper batter with 6,770 runs within the ODI format for South Africa was the third highest run-scorer within the ODI World Cup 2023 with 594 runs to his identify. The 32-year-old even took retirement from Check cricket in 2021 to deal with the restricted overs format. Nonetheless, an uncertainty looms round whether or not he needs to play for South Africa once more. De Kock has not performed worldwide cricket since South Africa’s T20 World Cup 2024 marketing campaign. He was additionally not a part of the South African crew of their current white-ball sequence in opposition to Pakistan and India.

2) Gerald Coetzee

The younger South African tempo sensation, Gerald Coetzee has been saved out of the South African squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 as a consequence of a groin damage which has been bothering him because the first Check match in opposition to Sri Lanka in Durban. The 24-year-old was earlier dominated out for the Check, ODI and T20I sequence in opposition to Pakistan and a set date over his comeback within the South African squad remains to be unknown. Coetzee was the star performer for South Africa with the ball through the 2023 ODI World Cup the place he clinched 20 wickets in 8 innings.

3) Andile Phehlukwayo

Andile Phehlukwayo is amongst the South African gamers who confirmed promising indicators in first-class cricket however failed to depart a mark for the Proteas. He was part of South Africa’s ODI world cup squad as a promising teenager with confirmed all-round skills in South Africa’s home cricket. Nonetheless, the 28-year-old might by no means make it huge within the ODI format. He was lately given the chance in opposition to Pakistan within the ODI sequence however the all-rounder failed miserably. Phehlukwayo has scored simply 883 runs and brought 97 wickets in 85 ODI matches for South Africa.

4) Reeza Hendricks

Reeza Hendricks has been an necessary a part of the South African crew within the T20I format. Nonetheless, his ODI commitments are nonetheless unsure. The 35-year-old final performed 50-over cricket in opposition to Eire in October 2024 and has since focussed on enjoying T20 cricket for the Proteas. Thus, it appears extremely unlikely that Hendricks will function for South Africa in ODI format ever once more.

5) Lizaad Williams

Lizaad Williams was a part of South Africa’s ODI squad in opposition to Eire in October 2024, nevertheless the pacer has missed the opening few video games for his SA20 aspect, Joburg Tremendous Kings. Resulting from damage considerations, and an unknown restoration time the 31-year-old has been dominated out of the South African squad for the Champions Trophy 2025.

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