South Africa's second string team for New Zealand Tests: Who said what

By Ashish Kapoor
Published on | Jan 03, 2024

Steve Waugh

"If the ICC doesn't step in shortly then Test cricket doesn't become Test cricket because you're not testing yourself against the best players."

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Dean Elgar

"The situation we've been put in from a cricketing fraternity perspective isn't ideal and maybe the team selected to go to New Zealand isn't ideal."

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Rohit Sharma

'I don’t know what the reason is (for SA not picking senior players) and in Test cricket, you want to see the best players being available."

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Pat Cummins

"I understand that the South African team is not sending their strongest side, but I hope that this is just a phase."

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Michael Clarke

"Prioritising money over Test cricket is a big change. It's not something that comforts me, but if that's where we're going, we have to accept it."

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Usman Khawaja

“If I was a player from another nation but getting paid more from another country to play a T20 league, then I’m going to be playing T20 cricket."

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Cricket South Africa

"The Board of Cricket South Africa wants to reassure the fans that it has the utmost respect for the Test format as the pinnacle of the game we love."

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