Cricket: Kallis set to begin World Cup bid in ODI series against Pakistan
The all-rounder said he wanted to earn a place in what would be his 6th World Cup.
Jacques Kallis. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
JOHANNESBURG:
Jacques Kallis begins a bid to earn a place at the 2015 Cricket World Cup squad when he returns to the South African one-day international squad for a series against Pakistan starting in Cape Town on Sunday.
Kallis, who turned 38 last month, has not played in a one-day international since February 2012 as part of a programme to manage the remaining years of his career.
But the all-rounder announced earlier this year that he wanted to earn a place in what would be his sixth World Cup, scheduled for Australia and New Zealand February and March 2015.
Kallis has played in 321 one-day internationals. Batsman Faf du Plessis and left-arm spinner Robin Peterson were omitted from the squad which beat Pakistan 4-1 in a series in the United Arab Emirates recently.
South African Test captain Graeme Smith also returns to the one-day side after returning early from the United Arab Emirates because of post-concussion syndrome following a blow to the head in the second Test match.
South Africa will play three one-day internationals against Pakistan this month, followed by three against India during December. The same squad will play in both series.
South African squad: AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wkt), JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Jacques Kallis, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Vernon Philander, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
Jacques Kallis begins a bid to earn a place at the 2015 Cricket World Cup squad when he returns to the South African one-day international squad for a series against Pakistan starting in Cape Town on Sunday.
Kallis, who turned 38 last month, has not played in a one-day international since February 2012 as part of a programme to manage the remaining years of his career.
But the all-rounder announced earlier this year that he wanted to earn a place in what would be his sixth World Cup, scheduled for Australia and New Zealand February and March 2015.
Kallis has played in 321 one-day internationals. Batsman Faf du Plessis and left-arm spinner Robin Peterson were omitted from the squad which beat Pakistan 4-1 in a series in the United Arab Emirates recently.
South African Test captain Graeme Smith also returns to the one-day side after returning early from the United Arab Emirates because of post-concussion syndrome following a blow to the head in the second Test match.
South Africa will play three one-day internationals against Pakistan this month, followed by three against India during December. The same squad will play in both series.
South African squad: AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wkt), JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Jacques Kallis, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Vernon Philander, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.