Van Niekerk 'definitely Not' In Sa World Cup Squad

South Africa person confirmed erstwhile skipper Dane van Niekerk will "definitely not beryllium part" of their squad for October's 50-over World Cup contempt her inclusion connected a training camp.

On Monday, South Africa announced a 20-player group that would participate successful a location camp, pinch Van Niekerk reversing her retirement.

Van Niekerk, 32, retired from South Africa work successful March 2023, having been left retired of nan T20 World Cup squad earlier that twelvemonth for failing "to meet nan minimum criteria for fitness".

She has continued to characteristic successful home cricket, though has not played since March.

Van Niekerk said "time distant has reminded maine really overmuch I person missed representing my country".

However, connected Friday, South Africa coach Mandla Mashimbyi said she was conscionable portion of nan group truthful she tin "understand what nan expectations are".

"She's conscionable portion of nan bigger aliases broader guidelines of players that we're trying to bring into our environment," said Mashimbyi.

"She's decidedly not portion of this World Cup. She's not going.

"We wanted to bring her successful and really expose her to nan environment.

"Hopefully she tin transportation connected from present onwards and really understand really she wants to spell astir things. And past 1 time erstwhile she gets a call-up, you know, she tin travel successful and person an effect immediately."

Van Niekerk, who played nan astir caller of her 194 internationals successful September 2021, said: "I cognize I'm astir apt not wherever everyone is astatine nan moment. I understand wherever I request to beryllium for nan team.

"It's going to beryllium a batch of difficult work, but I decidedly wouldn't person gone done each of this if I'm not consenting to put that in.

"This is almost a baseline for maine to really gauge wherever I'm astatine erstwhile it comes to nan beingness side, erstwhile it comes to nan accomplishment side, and each those things.

"Hopefully, I tin person a clearer position aft this camp. I'd cognize pinch nan conversations we've had wherever I request to beryllium successful nan adjacent fewer months."

After an ankle wounded successful early 2022, Van Niekerk attempted to return for a location World Cup successful February 2023 but Cricket South Africa (CSA) said she did not meet nan required clip for a 2km tally - rules which person since been relaxed.

She said she was "absolutely broken" by that determination and retired soon after.

South Africa commencement their World Cup run against England connected 3 October.