Cape Town, Apr 7 (UNI) Cricket South Africa have handed out 18 national contracts and two hybrid contracts
The duration of the contracts will be from June 2025 till May 2026.
A notable name missing from the contracted players is Heinrich Klaasen, with CSA stating that discussions regarding his contract are still ongoing and that a final decision would be made in
due course.
National contracts have been granted to 18 players including regulars like Temba Bavuma, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, and Kagiso Rabada.
Furthermore, Lizaad Williams, Senuran Muthusamy, and Kwena Maphaka earned their first central contracts.
CSA also introduced 'hybrid contracts' with David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen receiving them – hybrid contracts allow for players to feature in specific agreed-upon bilateral tours and ICC events.
Director of National Teams and High Performance Enoch Nkwe discussed the need for hybrid contracts for the upcoming season, an ICC report said.
“The hybrid contracts take into consideration the dynamic nature of modern-day cricket and will provide David and Rassie with the opportunity to contribute to the team during specific bilateral
tours and ICC events,” he stated.
Proteas Men’s Contracted Squad 2025/26
Temba Bavuma, David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle
Verreynne, and Lizaad Williams.
Hybrid Contracts 2025/26
David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen.
All-rounder Wiaan Mulder, batter David Bedingham, and wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne all earned contract upgrades during the current season and have been retained for the upcoming 2025/26 season.
The calendar features two major ICC tournaments for the Proteas: the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia, set to take place at Lord’s in England in June, and the ICC Men's
T20 World Cup 2026, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka early next year.
South Africa will also be touring Zimbabwe, Australia, England, Pakistan and India, apart from hosting West Indies at home.
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