September 08, 2006	Friday	Sha'aban 14, 1427

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DURBAN, Sept 7: South Africa will welcome back senior players Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis in the International Cricket Council Champions Trophy in India next month.

Captain and top order batsman Smith and all rounder Kallis, who have been out of action following surgery, were named in South Africa's squad for the tournament on Thursday.

All rounder Justin Kemp and fast bowler Charl Langeveldt will also return from injury.

The casualties from the one-day squad selected for South Africa's truncated tour to Sri Lanka last month were batsman Ashwell Prince, fast bowlers Johan van der Wath and Roger Telemachus, and uncapped off-spinner Thandi Tshabalala.

Van der Wath, Telemachus, and batsmen J-P Duminy and Alviro Petersen, who is uncapped, were added to the squad selected for the Champions Trophy for South Africa's three-match home one-day series against Zimbabwe that starts a week on Friday.

SQUADS:

South Africa (for Champions Trophy): Graeme Smith (captain), Loots Bosman, Mark Boucher, A.B. de Villiers, Boeta Dippenaar, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Robin Peterson, Shaun Pollock.

South Africa (for three-match series against Zimbabwe):

Jacques Kallis (captain), Loots Bosman, Mark Boucher, A.B. de Villiers, Boeta Dippenaar, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Alviro Petersen, Robin Peterson, Shaun Pollock, Graeme Smith, Roger Telemachus, Johan van der Wath. —Reuters