Victor Mpitsang disappointed Proteas hopeful David Bedingham is returning to the UK

Cape Town - Proteas Men's convenor of selectors Victor Mpitsang is hoping to sit down with a host of national team hopefuls at next week's CSA T20 Challenge in Gqeberha.

Although the Proteas Men's Test squad will be in New Zealand preparing for the two-match series against the world champions, there have been a plenty of performances in the recent rounds of the CSA 4-Day Series that have excited Mpitsang and the national selection panel.

The batters have certainly taken responsibility with Sibonelo Makhanya (Titans), Jonathan Bird (Western Province), Ryan Rickleton (Lions) Stiaan van Zyl (Rocks) and Rudi Second (Warriors) all striking centuries this past weekend. Equally, the bowlers have toiled well with particularly the spinners such as Kyle Simmonds, Siyabonga Mahima and Simon Harmer stealing the limelight.

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Despite the format changing to T20's at St George's Park, the players will have the additional motivation to deliver more with both bat and ball due to another ICC T20 World Cup being held in Australia at the end of the year.

"It has been really encouraging to view the scorecards of the last few rounds of the CSA Four-Day Series in regards to both batters and bowlers," Mpitsang told IOL Sport.

"It's great to see the batters getting 100's all around the country and also the spinners taking responsibility of bowling teams out, especially on the last day. We are looking forward to having a couple of chats with the players face-to-face in Gqberha where we will all be in a bubble. It's much better than on the phone."

WP's David Bedingham would certainly have been one of the players Mpitsang and his co-selector Pat