Allan Donald will not be unhappy that Wiaan Mulder has been plucked from the crease in Potchefstroom and packed off to Paarl. On Monday‚ Mulder was batting for the Lions against the Knights in a first-class match in Potchefstroom that is scheduled to end on Thursday. His call-up was announced on Tuesday and on Wednesday, he will be part of SA’s squad for the second one-day international against Bangladesh. Mulder’s inclusion comes at the expense of Wayne Parnell‚ who has been ruled out of the last two one-day internationals with a groin injury. But Donald would no doubt prefer to see it as part of SA coach Ottis Gibson’s grand plan for the 2019 World Cup. "He wants to see youngsters‚ and I think it will be good to see some young guys we’ve never seen before‚" Donald said before Mulder cracked the nod. "I’ve read some names of guys I haven’t seen play all that much‚ but the fact that Ottis wants to play fringe players is wonderful," he said. "He’s expanding his scope‚ and it’s not a ...
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