Coach says Corbin Bosch\u2019s all-round ability \u201cadds depth and his pace brings an extra bite to our attack\u201d
\n Islamabad
\nSouth Africa have called on uncapped seamer Kwena Maphaka and all-rounder Corbin Bosch for the crucial two-Test home series against Pakistan that starts in Pretoria on December 26 but will offer injured Wiaan Mulder time to prove his fitness.
\nCoach Shukri Conrad has named an expanded 16-player squad for the Pakistan games to cover for Mulder, with uncapped 18-year-old fast bowler Kwena Maphaka also part of the selection.
\n\u201cWe have added Corbin to the mix. His all-round ability with both bat and ball adds depth and his pace brings an extra bite to our attack, so we\u2019re excited to see him make that step up to test cricket,\u201d Conrad said.
\nCorbin, 30, is the son of former seamer Tertius Bosch, who played in South Africa\u2019s first Test against the West Indies in 1992.
\nThat was his only cap before he died from Guillain\u2013Barre syndrome aged 33 in 2000.
\nAll-rounder Mulder had also missed the second Test win over Sri Lanka earlier this month with a fractured middle finger, having been a key part of the South African side hoping to seal a place in the ICC\u2019s World Test Championship final with a win over Pakistan.
\nSpinner Keshav Maharaj has also been selected despite pulling out of the first one-day international against Pakistan on Tuesday with an acute groin strain.
\nSenuran Muthusamy is the only other specialist spinner in the squad for the Centurion Park test on a wicket that is likely to favour the seamers.
\n\u201cWe are keeping a close eye on Kesh (Maharaj) and hope his injury is not too serious,\u201d Conrad said.
\nSouth Africa, currently at the top of the points table, need victory in one of the two matches in the series to book a place at the Lord\u2019s final in June next year, with the second fixture starting in Cape Town on January 3.
\nSouth Africa squad
\nTemba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Paterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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