Temba Bavuma to lead as South Africa announce 15-men squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

South Africa announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, led by Temba Bavuma

With not much time left before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts, every participating nation is busy in its preparation. Most of the teams are playing series and getting used to the challenges that they can face in the mega event. The World Cup 2023 is all set to start in India on October 5 with a game between England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad.

The top ten teams will take part, and this tournament will be played in ten different venues in India. Every team is looking pretty good to win the tournament. One team that is yet to get their hands on the world title is South Africa. The Proteas have played a number of semi-finals, but they haven't crossed the line. This time around, they will hope that they can go long enough to end this drought.

South Africa announce a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Notably, some of the teams have revealed their squads that will take part in the World Cup in India, while others are about to announce. On Tuesday, the South African selection committee announced a 15-member squad that will take part in the mega event. It saw Temba Bavuma leading a team that has a number of superstars on it.

Notably, this will be the first World Cup appearance for eight of the 15 players announced. Gerald Coetzee is a surprise pick; he made his debut a few months ago and has played only two ODIs. The batting looks pretty balanced with Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, and Rassie van der Dussen. Meanwhile, De Kock has announced his ODI retirement after the World Cup.

The team will rely on their pace attack, led by Kagiso Rabada. On the other hand, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi are the two specialist spinners in the team. South Africa will open their account on October 7 with a game against Sri Lanka in Delhi. They will play their nine World Cup games across 8 venues in India.

South Africa's World Cup squad:

Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Gerald Coetzee, David Miller, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen.