Markram leads 15-man Proteas T20 World Cup squad, two debutants included

Proteas white-ball coach Rob Walter on Tuesday named his 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled from 1-29 June in the West Indies and USA.

Aiden Markram will captain the side in what will be his first World Cup assignment as skipper. The South African squad features two T20I debutants Ryan Rickelton Ottniel Baartman.

There was no room in the squad for former captain Temba Bavuma or veteran Faf du Plessis, while Lungi Ngidi also misses out. 

Rickelton finished as the leading run-scorer of the second edition of the SA20 with 530 runs at an average of 58.88 for MI Cape Town, while fast-bowler Baartman took 18 wickets in eight matches for defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and is currently with Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Delhi Capitals.

The Proteas will also benefit from the expertise of batters Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs, who has had a stellar IPL with the Delhi Capitals.

Leading the pace attack will be Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje, supported by Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee. Other notable selections include three front-line spinners in CSA T20 Challenge winning captain Bjorn Fortuin, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi.

Pace pair Nandre Burger and Ngidi have been named as the travelling reserves.

South Africa squad - ICC Men's T20 World Cup:

Aiden Markram (captain, Titans), Ottniel Baartman (Dolphins), Gerald Coetzee (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Titans), Bjorn Fortuin (Lions), Reeza Hendricks (Lions), Marco Jansen (Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Titans), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), David Miller (Dolphins), Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Kagiso Rabada (Lions) Ryan Rickelton (Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans) and Tristan Stubbs (Warriors)

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