Former Proteas batsman Rassie van der Dussen has opened up concerning the breakdown in his relationship with coach Shukri Conrad and CSA.
The 37-year-old, who was not thought of for the Proteas’ 2026 T20 World Cup squad, introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket final week.
“I don’t suppose I’ve a lot of a relationship with Shukri,” Van der Dussen advised SportsBoom.co.za.
“We have been extra skilled in our relationship up till 5 months in the past when he stopped speaking to me.”
Van der Dussen had beforehand talked about that he felt that he had not batted in his very best place within the seven T20Is he performed final yr within the build-up to the World Cup – 5 throughout a Tri-Nations sequence in Zimbabwe in July, the place he was captain, and two in Australia in August the place he batted at No 6.
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After elevating considerations with Conrad, Van der Dussen stated communication between the pair ceased.
Late final month, CSA launched the listing of contracted nationwide gamers for the 2026-27 season, with Van der Dussen and David Miller the notable omissions.
Van der Dussen says he was solely knowledgeable of the choice a day earlier than the listing was made public – his first contact with CSA in months.
“They principally knowledgeable me that they weren’t going to resume my contract and that they have been asserting the contracts the next day,” he stated of the unexpectedly known as assembly with convenor of selectors Patrick Moroney and director of cricket Enoch Nkwe.
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It was Van der Dussen’s first contact with Moroney since October final yr when he advised he wasn’t in T20 World Cup squad competition.
“I subsequently requested him, ‘Are you telling me {that a} contracted participant who’s performed over 50 T20Is, solely months out from the World Cup, that there’s no manner that I can earn my place?’ It doesn’t matter who the participant is; how do you inform a participant that there isn’t any manner you could work your manner into the squad?”
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Van der Dussen pressured that he remained grateful for his time within the Proteas setup and was talking out to make sure that what occurred to him doesn’t occur to anybody else.
“I share these items objectively. I don’t need there to be any bitterness conveyed on my aspect as a result of I’m not bitter. I’m very privileged to have had a very good profession and privileged to have carried out what I did.
“If these items are left subjectively to at least one or two decision-makers and should not addressed, then the identical issues will occur going ahead.”
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