South Africa's best XI since readmission

Lance Klusener

The shapeshifter who could fit anywhere in the team, Klusener was the all-rounder every team craves for, doling out game-changing knocks down the order with a batting stance that would have looked more at home on a baseball pitch. He started off as a fast bowler, but quickly expanded his trade, playing crucial innings in the final overs, including the one in their heartbreaking loss against Australia in the 1999 World Cup semi-final.

As a bowler, Klusener was crafty, bowling medium pace, sometimes spin, by rolling his fingers over and taking the pace off the ball. He dropped pace as injuries kept mounting, but remained a vital cog in the team through the turn of the millennium.