Namibia will be making Namibia's T20 World Cup debut this year, Namibia have named their team to face an intense Group A in First Round action, coached by Gerhard Erasmus.

The former South African all-rounder David Wiese has been selected for Namibia's national team for the forthcoming T20 World Cup 2021. The Namibian team will be led by Gerhard Erasmus in the ICC event , which will take place between October and November.

 Squad: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Stephen Baard, Karl Birkenstock. Michau du Preez, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green, Nicol Lofie-Eaton, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Michael van Lingen, David Wiese, Craig Williams, Picky Ya France

With the infusion of new talent , who have displayed glimpses of potential during home matches against Uganda and South African and Zimbabwe Emerging teams, perhaps the most significant announcement is the addition of the former South African international David Wiese who has now been selected for the team.

Wiese was a member of the Proteas before leaving the country and instead being a player for Namibia instead. He played in six ODIs and twenty T20Is with South Africa and his last match for Namibia was in March of 2016.

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The all-rounder who can fast-bowl is featured in six ODIs as well as 20 T20Is through 2016, and is backed by experience gained from playing on the national T20 circuit.

He can participate for Namibia by descent from the first generation since the country where his dad was born. the country. The 36-year-old has plenty of experience playing in smaller formats, and was highly at the top of his game in his prime. He been a part of the IPL, CPL, BPL and PSL.

Namibia is home to a number of players worth keeping an eye on. The names that pop into the mind include leg spinner Nicol Loftie-Eaton, and the pace-bowler Ruben Trumpelmann. It is the African nation is joined by Ireland, Sri Lanka, and the Netherlands in Group A of the opening round.

If they make it to the top two spots, they'll move on to the Super-12 stage, where all the big nations will be playing. While the odds of qualifying are low, Namibia can spring a surprise every now and then.

Wiese's first game for his new nation will be at his first match at the T20 World Cup itself. Namibia is among the two African teams to play in the forthcoming multi-nation tournament. This will also be Namibia's first appearance at the World Cup having beaten joint-hosts Oman in the qualifying games.

In the wake of the World Cup Qualifier back in the year 2019, opener Jean-Pierre Kotze and spinner Zhivago Grönewald have ended their international careers. players like Niko Davin, and Christi Viljoen have been left out due to the outstanding performances of the nation's young players.

Leg-spinning all-rounder Nicol Loftie-Eaton is a young player worth keeping watch, especially with Michael van Lingen still to try international cricket. 23-year-old Ruben Trumpelmann is joined by JJ Smit as well as Jan Frylinck in a left-arm trio of quicks.