Tag: dane van niekerk

[ad_1] South Africa's star all-rounder Dane van Niekerk said that she is "absolutely broken" about being left out of the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup squad for mot to meeting the fitness standards. While van Niekerk has been out of action since breaking her ankle in January 2022 at home in Gqeberha and has not played international cricket since September 2021, the 29-year-old performed well in England's domestic Hundred competition last year and was expected to be selected in South Africa's squad for the T20 World Cup on home soil.However, van Niekerk failed to meet South Africa's fitness requirements and was thus left out of the Proteas' 15-player squad that was announced on Tuesday.Sune Luus, who has taken over the reins of the Proteas Women's team in van Niekerk's absence, was named...