Cricket
Rassie van der Dussen: I haven't secured a spot in World Cup squad yet
Such is the humility of SA's rising batting star Rassie van der Dussen that he doesn't see himself as a shoo-in for the World Cup in England later in the year.
Over the past few months since his debut against Zimbabwe in October last year, the 30-year-old Lions player has done more than enough with the bat to be on the plane to the tournament, but he insists that nothing is guaranteed in life.
Speaking after another man-of-the-match performance in the 16-run win over Sri Lanka at Centurion on Friday night, where he scored his second T20 half-century, Van der Dussen said his mindset has always been never to look too far ahead.
"I don't think you can ever say that you have sealed a World Cup place. I came into this team not too long ago and I said I will take every game at a time, always be at my best and see what happens."
The Proteas go into the last T20 against Sri Lanka at Wanderers today 2-0 up in the series and Van der Dussen said they want to finish the job for a whitewash...
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