Possible shock call-ups for the 2020 T20 World Cup

#7 Sarel Burger

Sarel Burger lofts over cover for a boundary against the Netherlands.

Alright! We admit that this one is a bit out there. Sarel Burger hasn't played since 2018, but that isn't the crazy part. He is 36 and well and truly looked finished after his 16-year Namibia career came to an end in Windhoek on the 25th of February, with a bit of a whimper.

But of all the Namibia players, if there is a true icon of their past, it's Sarel. He is the epitome of a player who gets the job done, no matter the style or what people think of it later. And that doggedness could be a huge asset, even as a squad member, if Namibia want to get out of a group with Bangladesh, Netherlands, and Scotland.

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#8 Michael Rippon

Michael Rippon celebrates a wicket against Namibia.

Despite declaring for New Zealand and representing Otago regularly since then, I get the feeling that the door is not entirely shut on left-arm chinaman bowler Michael Rippon. There is still a space in the Netherlands squad for a third spinner behind Roelof van der Merwe and Philippe Boissevain if form justifies it.

Rippon's last Netherlands appearance came in the tri-series at Lords in which he scored 38 not out from 22 balls with three fours and two sixes, but he did not bowl after the match was called off due to rain.