Smith is youngest ever cricketer to became captain at the age of 22. He made his Test debut for South Africa in 2002 in Cape Town against Australia. He displayed strong character and mental strength in that match by scoring a half century

Jacques Kallis is One of the best all-rounders in the modern game, he is a dogged right-handed batsman and muscular fast-medium bowler who can swing the ball both ways off a good line and length. He made his first-class debut in 1993/94 as an 18-year-old, playing for Western Province. In 2004 Kallis became only the second player in Test history (after Sir Donald Bradman) to make a century in five consecutive matches

Dippenaar made his international debut in September 1999, playing two of South Africa's four one-day internationals as an opening batsman during the LG Cup in Kenya, which South Africa won, and he also played both Tests in the home-and-away Test series with Zimbabwe in October and November that same month, making 56 runs in four innings

Gibbs is able to play, amongst other shots the cover drive, the square cut and the leg glance with some style. At backward point, he is considered by some to be the next Jonty Rhodes. On March 12, 2006, Herschelle Gibbs played a momumental innings against Australia, scoring 175 off just 111 balls leading South Africa to victory in the highest scoring one-day international match in history.

Villiers is a right-handed batsman, who, in a very short space of time, has accumulated many runs and scored three centuries in Tests; including centuries against England, the West Indies and Zimbabwe. He is a talented, acrobatic wicket-keeper who could be in line to replace Mark Boucher (South Africa's current wicket-keeper) in a few years time.

Ashwell Prince is a cricketer who plays Test and One-day International cricket for South Africa. He is noted for his gritty style of batting. He is strong through the offside. He is often regarded as a good fielder. He has a good conversion rate from fifties to hundreds.

Rudolph is Test and ODI crickter. He was chosen for South Africa's Test team in 2003 having previously been ignored due to the South African practice of obeying a 'quota' of non-white players. He was the hero of the South African team in the Perth Test match on 5-9 December 2005 when he defies the Australian Bowling attack to score 102* and held out for a draw.

Pollock is more specifically a fast-medium bowler. but at times he can deliver a faster ball.His main weapons are his unwavering accuracy, reliability and his ability to make the ball swing both ways. He is also in command of a bouncer which rushes on to the batsman. He is also a very useful hard-hitting batsman who boasts more than acceptable Test and ODI averages of 32.58 and 24.67 respectively.

Andrew made his ODI debut against West Indies at Durban and Test debut against Australia at Cape Town in 2002 scoring 70 runs in his maiden Test innings. During the 2003 England tour, Hall took 16 wickets in the series, and ensured South Africa won at Headingley with a buccaneering 99 not out. As a tidy medium-pacer, he has opened the bowling on a semi-regular basis, but it has been his batting, combined with a wonderfully competitive approach to the game.

Makhaya Ntini is the first black player in the South African team. A fast bowler, he tends to bowl from wide of the crease with brisk, although not express, pace. made his international debut in a one day international on January 16, 1998. He became the first South African to take 10 wickets at Lord's Cricket Ground. He has established himself as South Africa's premier fast bowler and one of the leading fast bowlers in the world.

Nicky has played 41 Tests and 115 one-day internationals for South Africa. Boje's international career began in 1995 against Zimbabwe. He has established himself as South Africa's first choice spin bowler. Due to the amount of all-rounders in the South African team, Boje has usually batted at eight or nine in the batting order.

Langerveld played cricket from an early age and worked his way up to provincial level. In 2005, he took a brilliant hat trick in an ODI against the West Indies in the last over to win South Africa the match by 1 run.

Nel has played 15 Tests and 43 ODIs as a fast bowler. his cricket performances have yielded 62 Test wickets at a bowling average of 25.45 - the third lowest bowling average of bowlers with more than 50 Test wickets since South Africa rejoined international cricket in 1992.