Too much cricket diluting strength of teams

There are benefits to stakeholders of the sport, but having as much cricket on the calendar as we do is not beneficial for fans.

- Wesley Botton

Since the T20 World Cup in June, the Proteas have toured the West Indies, the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh.

The home T20 series against India, which started last night, however, is the first time Proteas fans are seeing a near full-strength national team on the field in nearly five months.

And even this squad isn't quite packed with first-choice players, with bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi being rested, presumably in order to ensure the squad has sufficient depth for the Test series starting against Sri Lanka later this month.