Overview

• The former captain announced she has revoked her 2023 international retirement and apologized to Cricket South Africa in a public statement.
• She has been included in a 20-player national training camp in Durban running August 25 to September 1, keeping her in contention for the tournament.
• Selectors are expected to name South Africa’s squads for the Pakistan ODIs and the World Cup in early September after the camp.
• South Africa will play three ODIs in Pakistan from September 16 to 22 as their last competitive tune-up before the World Cup.
• Van Niekerk last played for South Africa in September 2021; she missed the 2022 World Cup with a broken ankle and retired in 2023 after failing CSA’s 2km fitness test, and she has 4,074 international runs and 204 wickets.