South Africa on Tuesday named uncapped left-handed batsman Colin Ingram in their squad for limited overs series against Zimbabwe and Pakistan. Ingram, 25, was the leading run-scorer in both South Africa's senior domestic limited overs competitions last season.
The selectors retained another young left-hander in David Miller, 21, who was capped on a tour of the West Indies earlier this year. But there was no place for veterans Mark Boucher and Herschelle Gibbs, who both lost their places in the one-day side towards the end of last season. Boucher remains a member of South Africa's Test squad.
Left-arm fast bowler Wayne Parnell, who has not played since a tour of India in February because of a groin injury, is due to return to action in both the limited overs series and a two-Test series against Pakistan.
South Africa will play Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates from October 27 to November 24, with a Twenty20 international and five one- day internationals preceding the Test matches. Zimbabwe will tour South Africa to play two Twenty20 internationals and three one-day internationals from October 8 to 22. Graeme Smith, who announced recently that he was stepping down from the captaincy of the Twenty20 team, was included in the squad for the 20-overs matches although Johan Botha will captain the side.
Squads: Test squad v Pakistan: Graeme Smith (captain), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Paul Harris, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Alviro Petersen, Ashwell Prince, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
One-day international squad v Zimbabwe and Pakistan: Smith (captain), Amla, Johan Botha, De Villiers, Duminy, Colin Ingram, Kallis, Charl Langeveldt, David Miller, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Parnell, Robin Peterson, Steyn, Tsotsobe.
Twenty20 squad v Zimbabwe: Botha (captain), Loots Bosman, Duminy, Ingram, Heino Kuhn, Miller, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Parnell, Peterson, Smith, Rusty Theron, Tsotsobe. Kuhn will be replaced by De Villiers for the match against Pakistan.