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South Africa is one of the leading contenders for the 2007 World Cup crown. The squad, lead by Graeme Smith, has been performing very well recently. They beat India 4-0 in the just concluded bilateral series on their home ground.
South Africa first played at the World Cup in 1992 after their ban was lifted. In their first appearance itself, they made it to the semi-finals. Since then they have been performing very well on a regular basis.
Under Hansie Cronje, their erstwhile captain who was later removed due to his involvement in match fixing, the South African team grew as cohesive unit. He had a very high success rate and South Africa won around 80 per cent of their matches under him. Jonty Rhodes was instrumental in revolutionizing the art of fielding. He became the model of every youngster with his flying saves and dives. There are also some other notable players like Gary Kirsten, Daryl Cullinan and Allan Donald.
Graeme Smith will be leading the South Africans at the 2007 World Cup. Here are the names of the 15 players who will be making the trip to the West Indies.
South Africa Cricket team Squad for Cricket World Cup 2015 |
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| Player Name | DOB | Role | Batting | Bowling |
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| AB de Villiers | Feb 17, 1984 | Captain, Wicketkeeper, Batsman | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Meduim |
| Hashim Amla | Mar 31, 1983 | Vice Captain, Batsman | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Offbreak |
| Francois du Plessis | Jul 13, 1984 | All Rounder | Right Hand Bat | Legbreak |
| Dale Steyn | Jun 27, 1983 | Bowler | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Fast |
| David Miller | Jun 10, 1989 | Middle-order batsman | Left Hand Bat | Right-arm offbreak |
| Quinton de Kock | Dec 17, 1992 | Wicketkeeper | Left Hand Bat | |
| Jean Paul Duminy | Apr 14, 1984 | All Rounder | Left Hand Bat | Right Arm Offbreak |
| Morne Morkel | Oct 6, 1984 | Bowler | Left Hand Bat | Right Arm Fast |
| Aaron Phangiso | Jan 21, 1984 | Bowler | Right Hand Bat | Left Arm Orthodox |
| Farhaan Behardien | Oct 9, 1983 | Batsman | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Medium |
| Wayne Parnell | Jul 30, 1989 | Bowler | Left Hand Bat | Left Arm Medium Fast |
| Imran Tahir | Mar 27, 1979 | Bowler | Right Hand Bat | Legbreak Googly |
| Kyle Abbott | Jun 18, 1987 | Bowler | Right Hand Bat | Right arm fast medium |
| Rilee Rossouw | Oct 9, 1989 | Batsman | Left Hand Bat | Right arm offbreak |
| Vernon Philander | Jun 24, 1985 | All Rounder | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Fast Medium |
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