MUMBAI: In terms of value that Dane van Niekerk brings to her South Africa team, she is no less than an Inzamam-ul-Haq, David Boon or Arjuna Ranatunga. She is a South African cricket legend, a former captain, with 100 plus WODI and 86 WT201 matches.
After her international debut in 2009, she was considered as the South African team's most important player, like Inzamam for Pakistan, Boon for Australia, and Ranatunga for Sri Lanka.
Yet, for the T20 World Cup which will be played at home, in South Africa, she won't be part of the squad for not clearing a fitness test she was, to be precise, 18 seconds over the limit for a 2km run.
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