South African stars will miss at least the first match of IPL 2022 after eight star players were named in the 16-member ODI squad for the three-match Bangladesh series, starting March 18.

Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada and Rassie van der Dussen were named in the 16-member squad

As the ODI series will get over only on March 23, the players will miss at least the first match even if they skip the two-match Test series.

The primary reason is the three-day mandatory quarantine for players. As the Proteas stars will arrive on March 24, they will only be available from March 27. That means, the likes of Dwayne Pretorius will miss the first match while for the double-header on March 27, they are also doubtful.

In the doubleheader on March 27, DC will face Mumbai Indians while Punjab Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore. That means Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi are doubtful to start. However, there is no update on Anrich Nortje who is still recovering from injury.

If South Africa include the IPL stars for the two-match Test series starting March 31 to April 12, they will miss large part of IPL.

Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said that it will be a difficult choice for South Africa national players to make between IPL 2022 and Bangladesh home series.

Just after arriving from New Zealand back home, South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar asked his star players to put the country ahead of their IPL teams. Elgar said playing for the country is bigger than IPL. Chopra said that white-ball specialists like Quinton de Kock and David Miller might also miss the first few IPL matches in case they participate in the ODI series against Bangladesh.

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