Spinner
Imran Tahir
At the time of the announcement of the ICC Champions Trophy squad, many were surprised with the selection of the uncapped Keshav Maharaj over the established Tabraiz Shamsi. Despite that curious selection, there is little doubt about who will be South Africa's solitary front-line spinner in the Champions Trophy.
Although he might have been displaced from the top of the ODI bowlers rankings, there is little doubt about Imran Tahir's prowess in the shortest formats. The leg spinner affords the luxury of variety in the bowling attack and has the knack of picking up plenty of wickets and deceiving the batsmen with his variations.
The Proteas will be banking on him, the No.2 ranked ODI bowler in the world, to come good as they look to claim their maiden international title in this millenium.
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