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Cricket Players from South Africa

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  • 116 Total Player Profiles
  • 12 Countries Represented
  • 90 Teams Represented

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Temba Bavuma Batsman
South Africa

Temba Bavuma

South Africa

Right-hand bat

Compact, gutsy right-hander who captained South Africa to the 2025 World Test Championship title.

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Quinton de Kock Wicket-keeper Batsman
South Africa

Quinton de Kock

Kolkata Knight Riders

Left-hand bat

South Africa's explosive left-handed keeper-batter, who lit up the 2023 World Cup with four centuries.

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Kevin Pietersen Batsman
England

Kevin Pietersen

South Africa

Right-hand bat

A fearless, swaggering batter who transformed England's white-ball and Test fortunes.

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Kagiso Rabada Bowler
South Africa

Kagiso Rabada

Gujarat Titans

Right-hand bat

South Africa's pace spearhead, charging in with fire, brains and relentless accuracy.

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Jacques Kallis All-rounder
South Africa

Jacques Kallis

South Africa

Right-hand bat

South Africa's granite all-rounder, whose 45 Test tons and 292 wickets defied definition.

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Hashim Amla Batsman
South Africa

Hashim Amla

South Africa

Right-hand bat

South Africa's serene run-machine, whose classical strokeplay and triple century defined an era of calm dominance.

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Faf du Plessis Batsman
South Africa

Faf du Plessis

Delhi Capitals

Right-hand bat

Tenacious batter and astute captain, Faf du Plessis was South Africa's rock in all formats.

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Batsman
New Zealand

Devon Conway

Chennai Super Kings

Left-hand bat

Late-blooming New Zealand left-hander whose calm, complete batting has flowered at international and franchise level.

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David Miller Batsman
South Africa

David Miller

Lucknow Super Giants

Left-hand bat

South Africa's composed left-handed finisher, a T20 and ODI match-winner with a calm head under pressure.

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Dale Steyn Bowler
South Africa

Dale Steyn

South Africa

Right-hand bat

South Africa's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, a swing-and-pace menace who ruled batsmen for nearly a decade.

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Aiden Markram Batsman
South Africa

Aiden Markram

Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Right-hand bat

Stylish South African top-order batter whose Lord's century won the 2025 World Test Championship.

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AB de Villiers Wicket-keeper Batsman
South Africa

AB de Villiers

South Africa

Right-hand bat

A revolution in strokeplay, AB de Villiers redefined what batting could look like.

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About the Player Database

The player database holds a curated set of just over a hundred of the game's most notable cricketers. Men and women, current stars and legends. Each profile lists country, role, batting and bowling style, current team, and national team.

Career records

Career statistics are given by format, drawn from ball-by-ball records that cover recent decades. Older careers show partial figures, and the profile says so. A written biography accompanies the numbers.

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