SA call up spinner Bodi to ODI squad
South Africa called up 22-year-old spinner Gulam Bodi to their squad on Wednesday for the one-day series against the West Indies.
The left-arm wrist spinner has been called in to replace the injured Nicky Boje.
"Gulam has had a very good season and he deserves his selection," Rushdi Magiet, the convenor of selectors said.
"The team needs a spinner who can bat and he has done that job very well for KwaZulu-Natal during the season."
Bodi took 18 wickets in South Africa's domestic one-day competition this season at an average of 22.27, with a best of five for 46. He scored 283 runs in the competition -- including a highest score of 106 -- at an average of 25.72.
Bodi is currently playing club cricket in the Lancashire League in England and will fly from there to Jamaica on Sunday to join up with the squad.
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