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Cricket: South Africa name World Cup squad Cricket South Africa name World Cup squad

Published: 07 Jan 2015 - 09:08 pm | Last Updated: 19 Jan 2022 - 08:33 am


Cape Town - South Africa's squad for the Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was named in Cape Town on Wednesday.

The squad AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla (vice-captain), Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wkt), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Vernon Philander, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn. 

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