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Cricket South Africa (CSA) sparked somewhat of a debate about fitness tests in cricket after excluding Dane van Niekerk from their T20 World Cup squad.

SABC News sport reporter Samantha Marie had a chat with high performance coach Paddy Upton, and for him, a player’s fitness is secondary to their performance and results.

The all-rounder, who has captained the team since 2016, was subsequently left out of the Proteas T20 squad ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup on home soil.

 

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