Christopher Henry GayleOD is a Jamaican cricketer who has played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021. Nicknamed "The Universe Boss",Gayle is widely regarded as the greatest Twenty20 batsman ever. He played a crucial role in the West Indies teams that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy,2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national side in Tests and ODIs. Amla holds the record for being the fastest ever to score 3,000,4,000,6,000 and 7,000 ODI runs,and second fastest to reach 5,000 runs. He also became the fastest cricketer to reach 10 ODI centuries. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have played for South Africa,and one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time.
Ryan McLaren is a former South African professional cricketer,who played in all formats at international level. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. McClaren signed a contract with English County side Lancashire for the 2017 season. In January 2019,McLaren announced his retirement from first-class cricket.
François "Faf" du Plessis is a South African professional cricketer and former captain of the South Africa national cricket team. He is considered one of the greatest fielders of all time and among the best all-format batsmen of his era. He is also regarded as one of the most tactically astute and successful captains in all formats of modern cricket. In 2015,du Plessis became the first South African to score centuries in all forms of the game. He was named as the South African Cricketer of the Year in 2019.
Heino Gunther Kuhn is a South African cricketer who has played for the national team. He has played for Titans and Northerns in South African domestic cricket and in March 2018 signed a Kolpak contract with Kent County Cricket Club to play in English county cricket. He left Kent in 2021 and returned to South Africa to play for North West.
Mohammad Imran Tahir is a South African former international cricketer. A spin bowler who predominantly bowls googlies and a right-handed batsman,Tahir played for South Africa in all three formats of cricket.
Wayne Dillon Parnell is a South African professional cricketer who has played Test,One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for the South Africa national cricket team. At domestic level he played for Cape Cobras,Warriors and Eastern Province in South Africa and for a range of teams in competitions around the world.
Temba Bavuma is a South African international cricketer who is the current captain of the South African cricket team in Tests and ODI cricket,and formerly captained in T20I. He is now predominantly a right-handed opening batsman. He was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa and the first to captain the side. Bavuma is one of three South African cricketers to score a century on ODI debut,scoring 113 runs against Ireland in September 2016.
Beuran Eric Hendricks is a South African cricketer who plays as a left-arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batter for Western Province. He made his international debut for South Africa in March 2014.
Dane James Vilas is a South African cricketer. He was born in Johannesburg,Transvaal. Previously,he played for South Africa's national side and made his Test debut for South Africa against Bangladesh on 30 July 2015.
Marchant de Lange is a South African cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire.
Lizaad Buyron Williams is a South African cricketer who plays for Northerns. He made his international debut for South Africa in April 2021.
Kyle John Abbott is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who represented South Africa in Test,One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket between 2013 and 2017,before retiring to take up a contract with Hampshire in English county cricket. He previously played in South African domestic cricket for the Dolphins.
Kagiso Rabada is a South African international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. He is a right arm fast bowler. He made his international debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015. By January 2018,he had topped both the ICC ODI bowler rankings and the ICC Test bowler rankings aged 22. In July 2018,he became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests.
Tabraiz Shamsi is a South African professional cricketer. He made his international debut in June 2016 in the Caribbean. He is widely regarded as one of the best in T20 cricket,with him being the highest wicket taker in T20 history for South Africa. He has played first-class cricket for teams such as Dolphins,Gauteng,Gauteng Under-19s,KwaZulu Natal,KwaZulu-Natal Inland,Lions,and Titans. His batting style is right-handed and he is known for his left-arm unorthodox spin bowling. He is known for his passionate celebrations when taking wickets. Shamsi plays for the Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League. He also represents the Paarl Royals in the SA20.
Keshav Athmanand Maharaj is a South African professional cricketer. Maharaj represents the South Africa national team in Tests,One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. He is currently the vice-captain of the side in limited overs cricket. Maharaj also captains Durban's Super Giants in the SA20.
Dwaine Pretorius is a former South African international cricketer who currently plays in various T20 leagues around the globe and for North West in domestic cricket as a bowling all-rounder. He announced his retirement from international cricket on 9 January 2023.
Duanne Olivier is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa cricket team and for the Knights cricket team in domestic fixtures. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
Andrew Charles Ross Birch is a South African cricketer who plays for the Warriors cricket team.
Ryan David Rickelton is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team on 31 March 2022. A left handed wicket-keeper batter,Rickelton represents Gauteng and MI Cape Town in domestic cricket.
