Rhodes slams SA selection policy

Jonty Rhodes, the former South African batsman, has slammed South Africa's selection policy and asked the selectors to take the blame for South Africa's downslide in the world rankings due to the flawed process.

Rhodes, currently in India for promotional campaigns, told The Press Trust of India, "The development of South African cricket is a concern. Unlike in Australia where the focus is on excellence, our focus is still on transformation. You cannot become the world's best if your focus is on transformation alone."

"Our selection policy too has to change a lot if our team wants to be the best in the world. Chopping and changing the players very frequently has not helped the cause." In the recently-concluded Test series against England, South Africa used 18 players.

Rhodes remarked that talented players like Lance Klusener and Kevin Pietersen, who migrated to England now, had a love-hate relationship with the South African selectors despite performing very well.