Jacques Kallis will be leading the South Africans for their upcoming tour of Ireland. The Proteas play a three match series against India along with one match against Ireland. Kallis has been named as the Captain as Graeme Smith is yet to recover from his knee surgery on his left leg. All rounder Shaun Pollock has been rested for this tour.
The South African squad consists of 14 players with one day comebacks for left handed batsman Jean-Paul Duminy, Wicket Keeper batsman Morne van Wyk and Dale Steyn along with two new faces in off spinner Thandi Tshabalala and all rounder Vernon Philander. The players who will be missing the Ireland tour are Graeme Smith, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince, Roger Telemachus and Robin Peterson. All the four ODIs as part of the Ireland tour will be played at the Civil Service Club ground in Stormont, Belfast. The three match series against India follows after the Only ODI against Ireland. The first ODI against India is on the 26th of this month.
South Africa Squad : Jacques KallisJacques Kallis (Captain), Mark Boucher (Wicket Keeper), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Thandi Tshabalala, Morne van Wyk (Wicket Keeper)