Dean Elgar has his old job back. On February 19, Elgar was cut from Cricket South Africa's list of contracted players. The next day, he scored 83 in the second Test against Australia at St George's Park.
But Graeme Smith's retirement from international cricket on Monday, during the third Test against the Aussies at Newlands, created a vacancy that Elgar has filled.
"[Elgar] has all the attributes and qualifies as the next player eligible to be awarded a contract in terms of the new methodology we developed together with the SA Cricketers' Association," chief executive Haroon Lorgat said in a Cricket SA release.
Seven players - Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn - have been awarded two-year contracts.
Twelve franchise players have been offered one-year High Performance Centre top-up contracts.
HPC-contracted players include Kyle Abbott, Temba Bavuma, Simon Harmer, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Eddie Leie, Mangaliso Mosehle, Aaron Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Stiaan van Zyl and Khaya Zondo.
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