South Africa’s Test captain Dean Elgar has urged his teammates to choose national duty in the upcoming IPL series against Bangladesh as it is a test of loyalty for him and he should give priority to his country.
South Africa is set to play three ODIs and two Tests against Bangladesh from March 18, while the IPL is to be held from March 26 to May 29. The ODIs will be held on March 18, 20 and 23, followed by two Tests. The tests will start from March 31 and end on April 12.
according to this espncricinfoCricket South Africa has left it up to the players to decide between turning up for the country in the lucrative league and the Bangladesh series.
“The players need to indicate to Cricket South Africa whether they are willing to go to the IPL or if they are willing to play for the Test team. It’s a little harder to put it in the players box, but I think, this is where you see where the players’ loyalty is,” Elgar said.
“He should not forget that Test cricket or one-day cricket made him appear in the IPL and not the other way around.”
This year’s IPL has featured 11 South African players, including six Test regulars and three ODI players, by various franchises.
In fact, South Africa’s pace attack – consisting of Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Enrique Nortje and Marco Jensen – and top batsmen Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, all-rounder Dwayne Pretorius and limited-overs wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock – All IPL are contracts.
If the top pacer opts for the IPL, Elgar will have a weak attack with Lutho Sipmala, Viaan Mulder and Glenton Sturman on hand and the Proteas captain said he needs to know about their availability to prepare for the Bangladesh series.
“I wish I knew more about my personal sense of humor and preparation, knowing that most of my bowlers, if they choose to go the IPL route, will likely not be there,” Elgar said.
“It’s a little tough if I don’t have everyone. It’s a little tough for me. I can’t get on the field without my best team. I want my best side out there. If they’re not available, it’s up to us.” There’s something to sit on and move on.”
Elgar said he would try to make players aware of their position in the team to help them make better decisions.
“I can apprise them of their position within our set-up. They all play a big role. It’s up to me to go to everyone and tell them that they shouldn’t forget where they came from as players and where we came from as a group.”
“The next few days are going to be busy and interesting for me. I am grateful to our group for giving them the best opportunity to make a decision. If it means I need to make him aware of his position in the team, then I have to do that.
“Because for me, it’s about the big picture. It’s about us playing as much Test cricket as possible. We’re already playing very little Test cricket. When the team is asked to go out and perform So we can’t have our best players.”
CSA allowed players to play the IPL through a white-ball series against Pakistan last year and CEO Foletsi Mosecki said the board will stick to the policy of giving players a choice as we don’t force anything on them. want. ,
The ODI series against Bangladesh, like the Pakistan series, is part of the World Cup Super League and South Africa are currently out of the automatic qualification zone as they are ranked 10th in the points table.
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