{ "id": "70497", "author": "23", "cnmid": "0", "title": "New South African Captain For T20I Series Against Pakistan ", "lang": "en", "series": "438", "cup_year": "2021", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Right-handed batsman Heinrich Klaasen will captain South Africa in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan beginning February 11 in Lahore. He will lead the national team for the first t", "subtype": "", "editor1": "

Right-handed batsman Heinrich Klaasen will captain South Africa in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan beginning February 11 in Lahore. He will lead the national team for the first time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Klaasen has so far played one Test, 17 ODIs, and 13 T20Is for the Proteas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The strategy forms part of the measures put in place by CSA to ensure that the Test squad, captained by Quinton de Kock, can return to South Africa and satisfy the overseas travel Covid-19 quarantine protocol ahead of that team's three-match, Betway Test Series against Australia, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The Covid-19 pandemic has compelled sporting bodies to find innovative ways of ensuring tours and sporting events take place as planned or with as little disruption to revised plans as possible. We are not exempt from that and have had to do a bit of outside-of-the-box thinking to ensure that we are fully prepared for a home Test tour against Australia, while having an exciting T20 series to compete in, in Pakistan," CSA Director of Cricket Graeme Smith said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n