The Titans duo of wicketkeeper and batsman Heinrich Klaasen and fast bowler Junior Dala as well as Warriors batsman Christiaan Jonker have been named as new caps in the Proteas squad for the three-match T20 series against India. Cobras all-rounder JP Duminy will captain the side, which will be without the rested Hashim Amla‚ Aiden Markram‚ Kagiso Rabada‚ Lungi Ngidi‚ Morné Morkel and Imran Tahir and injured Faf du Plessis. "With the Test series against Australia starting only five days after the completion of the T20s‚ it is necessary for us to rest some of the players who have featured in virtually all our international matches so far this summer‚" said Cricket SA national selection convener Linda Zondi. "They include Hashim Amla and Aiden Markram among the batsmen as well as most of our frontline fast bowlers." AB de Villiers, who "has missed quite a lot of cricket this summer" will play in the series. Tahir gets a break. "He remains our first-choice spin bowler in both white ball...
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