south africa T20 squad for world cup

south africa's selectors dropped Test captain Graeme Smith from the squad to play in the World Cup T20 to be held in September in Sri Lanka. Smith was part of the 30-man probables announced by the CSA but could not make it to the final squad. 

However, the selectors picked all-rounder Jacques Kallis, despite him playing just one T20 International since May 2010. Kallis has been a regular feature in the Indian Premier League, and starred for Kolkata Knight Riders in the final of the season 5 with a quickfire 69, helping them chase down a stiff target of 191 against Chennai Super Kings. 

"We are confident that our squad will be very competitive and make South Africa proud. We have had basically the same squad together for the past year and many of them also produced stand-out performances at the Indian Premier League (IPL)," CSA selection convener Andrew Hudson said in a statement. 

AB de Villiers was named the captain, and no vice-captain was named. Pacer Marchant de Lange did not find a place in the squad due to an injury. The South Africans will play a 3-match T20 series against England after the ODI series in a bid to fine-tune their preparations for the mega event. 

""The Proteas will also have excellent preparation for the World Twenty20 by finishing the England tour with three matches. They may be playing on a different surface to that they will find in Sri Lanka but they will be able to hone their T20 specific skills," Hudson added. 

Squad: AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.