Only one black African player was included in the 15-man Proteas T20 World Cup squad. Lungi Ngidi was omitted despite good T20 record.
of only one black African player in the Proteas’ 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup has been met with criticism by some fans.
For the past three World Cups, the Proteas have mostly had three black African players in their sqaud. However, this was not the case when Proteas white ball coach Rob Walter named his 15-man squad. Rabada made it to the squad, while Ngidi missed out. The lack of transformation in the squad is unsurprising given that no other Black African player impressed in the SA Global T20 this year, and only Rabada featured in the IPL.
T20 is a batsman’s game, and, unsurprisingly, Proteas’ batting lineup consists mostly of white hitters. Tristan Stubbs, Aidan Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, and Ryan Rickelton have all earned their stripes and have a job to do in the T20 tournament. Ngidi was unlucky to miss out, and his inclusion in the squad would have prevented the debate about the lack of black African players in the Proteas.
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