Overview
- Patrick Moroney publicly denied Ottneil Baartman’s claim of no contact, saying he called on 1 January and placed him on a monitored backup list.
- Moroney said the World Cup squad was fixed by the ICC’s 1 January submission deadline, so SA20 performances would not trigger changes.
- He explained Baartman’s omission as a role overlap with Lungi Ngidi, describing them as similar pace options with comparable variations.
- Baartman told reporters during the SA20 that he had received no communication about his exclusion from the T20 World Cup squad.
- The pacer finished the SA20 as the leading wicket-taker with the Purple Cap, as former star Dale Steyn and others questioned his omission.