Cricket South Africa They recently announced their lineup for icc champions cup 2025, Scheduled to be held in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates.
A good balance between experience and young talent can be seen in the South African squad. The team will be led by a veteran player Temba Bavuma Who actually took the Proteas to the World Cup finals ICC World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia. However, South Africa will be looking to win their first ICC trophy before the WTC finals and break from their reputation for packing major ICC tournaments throughout their cricketing history.
South Africa's march to the 2023 ODI World Cup
South Africa made a good start to the tournament Audi World Cup It was held in India in 2023. The Proteas finished second in the group stage behind only India with 7 wins and 2 losses. However, they faced Australia in the semi-finals of the tournament where they lost to the 5-time world champions by 3 wickets. Hence, their long-standing dream of winning a major ICC trophy could not come true. The Australians would go on to defeat the winner of the second semi-final, India And winning the prestigious title for a record sixth time.
To keep memories of this failed campaign in perspective, South Africa have made several changes to their limited overs claim to raise their strong claim to this year's Champions Trophy. Hence, here are 5 South African players who played in the 2023 ODI World Cup but failed to make the 2025 Champions Trophy squad list.
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5 players who will not play for South Africa in the 2025 Champions Cup
1) Quinton de Kock:
The ace wicket-keeper batsman with 6770 runs in the ODI format for South Africa was the third highest run-scorer in the 2023 ODI World Cup with 594 runs to his name. The 32-year-old even retired from Test cricket in 2021 to focus on the limited-overs format. However, there is uncertainty looming over whether he wants to play for South Africa again. De Kock has not played international cricket since South Africa's 2024 T20 World Cup campaign. He was also not part of the South Africa squad for the recent white-ball series against Pakistan and India.
2) Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee, the South African youngster with a feel for speed, has been left out of South Africa's 2025 Champions Cup squad due to a groin injury that has been troubling him since his first Test match against him. Sri Lanka In Durban. The 24-year-old was earlier ruled out of the Test, ODI and T20I series against Pakistan and the exact date of his return to the South Africa squad remains unknown. Coetzee was South Africa's star with the ball during the 2023 ODI World Cup as he picked up 20 wickets in 8 innings.
3) Andile Bhlokwayo
Andile Bhlokwayo is among the South African players who have shown promising signs in first-class cricket but have failed to make an impact for the Proteas. He was part of South Africa's ODI World Cup squad as a promising youngster with proven all-round ability in South African domestic cricket. However, the 28-year-old has never been able to achieve much success in the ODI format. He recently had the opportunity against Pakistan in the ODI series but the all-rounder failed miserably. Phehlukwayo scored just 883 runs and took 97 wickets in 85 ODI matches for South Africa.
4) Reda Hendricks
Reeza Hendricks has been an important part of the South Africa team in the T20I format. However, his ODI commitments remain uncertain. The 35-year-old last played 50-over cricket against Ireland in October 2024 and has since focused on playing T20 cricket for the Proteas. Hence, it seems unlikely that Hendricks will feature for South Africa in the ODI format again.
5) Lizad Williams
Lizad Williams was part of South Africa's squad for the ODI against Ireland in October 2024, but the player missed the opening few matches for the SA20 side, Joburg Super Kings. Due to injury concerns and an unknown recovery time, the 31-year-old has been left out of South Africa's 2025 Champions Trophy squad.
