David Miller plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL. This year he played many stormy innings, after which the South African team has decided to give him a big responsibility.
South Africa’s squad for the tour of England and Ireland has been announced. Temba Bavuma will not be a part of this tour. In such a situation, Keshav Maharaj will captain the team in the ODI format, while David Miller will take over the command in the T20 series. Bavuma was injured in the fourth T20I against India and it will take him about eight weeks to make a comeback. (PTI)
The past few months have been very special for Miller. After creating a storm in the IPL, he showed a great game in the T20 series played against Team India. He proved himself consistently in the T20 format, after which the board decided to give him an important responsibility. (PTI)
Playing for Gujarat Titans, Miller scored 481 runs in 16 matches at an average of 68.71. He was ranked sixth in terms of scoring the most runs. At the same time, in the first T20 against India, 31 balls 64 runs were created. (PTI)
Riley Rousseau will also return on this tour. This 32-year-old player has played 51 matches for the country. He left the country after signing the Kolpak deal. Apart from this, 21-year-old Gerald Kotji has also been given a chance in the team for the first time. Kagiso Rabada has been rested for the ODI series. (PTI)
On the tour of England, the South African team will play three ODIs from July 19 to 24. After this, a series of three T20 matches will be played from July 27 to July 31, while three Test matches will be played from August 17 to September 12. (PTI)
