“She’s just part of the bigger or broader base of players that we’re trying to bring into our environment,” said Mashimbyi.<\/p>\n
“She’s definitely not part of this World Cup. She’s not going.<\/p>\n
“We wanted to bring her in and actually expose her to the environment.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully she can carry on from here onwards and really understand how she wants to go about things. And then one day when she gets a call-up, you know, she can come in and have an impact immediately.”<\/p>\n
Van Niekerk, who played the most recent of her 194 internationals in September 2021, said: “I know I’m probably not where everyone is at the moment. I understand where I need to be for the team.<\/p>\n
“It’s going to be a lot of hard work, but I definitely wouldn’t have gone through all of this if I’m not willing to put that in.<\/p>\n
“This is almost a baseline for me to really gauge where I’m at when it comes to the physical side, when it comes to the skill side, and all those things. <\/p>\n
“Hopefully, I can have a clearer view after this camp. I’d know with the conversations we’ve had where I need to be in the next few months.”<\/p>\n
After an ankle injury in early 2022, Van Niekerk attempted to return for a home World Cup in February 2023 but Cricket South Africa (CSA) said she did not meet the required time for a 2km run – rules which have since been relaxed.<\/p>\n
She said she was “absolutely broken” by that decision and retired soon after.<\/p>\n
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