{"id":6542,"date":"2011-12-31T01:04:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T23:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/cricket-boucher-axed-as-south-africa-make-odi-changes\/"},"modified":"2011-12-31T01:04:53","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T23:04:53","slug":"cricket-boucher-axed-as-south-africa-make-odi-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-boucher-axed-as-south-africa-make-odi-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Boucher axed as South Africa make ODI changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JOHANNESBURG<\/span> Dec 30 (Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Mark
\nBoucher was one of three players dropped on Friday when South
\nAfrica named their squad for next month’s one-day internationals
\nagainst Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Boucher, 35, who holds the world record for most test
\ndismissals (540), batsman David Miller and leg-spinner Imran
\nTahir have paid the price for the limited-overs series defeat at
\nhome to Australia in October.<\/p>\n

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Dean Elgar, a left-handed batsman and part-time spinner, and
\nall-rounder Rory Kleinveldt were called up as Cricket South
\nAfrica (CSA) announced a 14-man squad for the first two games of
\nJanuary’s five-match series against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Kleinveldt, 28, is in line for his ODI debut after two
\nTwenty20 internationals while Elgar, 24, impressed in South
\nAfrica’s domestic limited-overs competition.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The team will be led by wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers
\nfor the first time since he was appointed as ODI captain.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“Elgar fully deserves his opportunity,” CSA selection
\nconvener Andrew Hudson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“He was the leading run-scorer in the (domestic) one-day cup
\nand also had the best average. In addition he gives us very
\nuseful bowling options as a left-arm spinner.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“Kleinveldt played an important role with the ball in
\nhelping the Cobras to win the one-day cup and he also has a lot
\nof potential as a lower-order power hitter.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The first game of the series takes place in Paarl on Jan. 11
\nwith the final match scheduled for Jan. 22 in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

South Africa squad: Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers
\n(captain), JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Jacques
\nKallis, Rory Kleinveldt, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin
\nPeterson, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.\t<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Jason Humphries, editing by Stephen Wood)<\/p>\n

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