England will be facing the International Cricket Council’s emerging men’s cricketer of the year this week after South Africa’s Marco Jansen picked up the award.
The 22-year-old allrounder beat competition from India’s Arshdeep Singh, Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran and New Zealand’s Finn Allen after a standout 2022.
The 6ft 10in left-armer is in the Proteas squad that takes on England in three ODIs in the space of six days, starting on Friday in Bloemfontein.
Jansen has made his biggest impact so far in Test cricket, having played just two ODIs, but has spent the last couple of weeks honing his white-ball skills in the SA20 league.
South Africa need to whitewash the tourists in the series to qualify directly for the World Cup as they languish in the bottom of the World Cup qualification standings.
England have meanwhile left the door open for Stokes to return to the one-day fold with their World Cup defence on the line later in the year.
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