2024 IPL: Trophy-hunting Proteas accept bizarre reality of T20 World Cup 'trials'
If ever there was a phlegmatic, measured Proteas head coach suited for the bizarre new realities of international cricket, it's Rob Walter.
Ethereally calm, the national white-ball mentor will start holding trials for the T20 World Cup squad - which takes place in the USA and Caribbean mid-year - via proxy tournaments, notably the Indian Premier League . The annual jamboree of the world's elite short-form players starts on Friday afternoon with a meeting between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chepauk, where South African representation is limited to the evergreen Faf du Plessis - at 39 still RCB's skipper.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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