Rhodes to lead SA in Hong Kong Sixes
Fakir Hassen
Jonty Rhodes will captain the South African team that will play pool matches against India and Sri
Lanka on Saturday, on the first day of the Hong Kong Sixes cricket tournament.
The tournament will be held on November 10 and 11, with South Africa
playing against Hong Kong on the second day.
Australia, England, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates teams are also competing.
The Indian national side will also face a new captain in the South
African 'A' side matches at East London from November 10 to 13.
Dale Benkenstein, captain of provincial KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins
team, has been selected to replace H.D. Ackerman, who suffered a shoulder
injury.
In another change due to injury, Highveld Strikers batsman Daryll
Cullinan
will match wits against the Indians after he failed to make it to
any game
in the current tour by India.
Cullinan, whose contract for the South African national team was
not renewed
because he was playing county cricket in England, replaces Justin
Ontong,
who is recovering from a hamstring injury.
Cullinan said he is itching for some action against
international
competition, and will be looking forward to proving himself
against India so
that selectors take another look at including him in the
Australian home and
away tour next month.
Indo-Asian News Service
