“She’s simply a part of the larger or broader base of gamers that we’re attempting to deliver into our surroundings,” mentioned Mashimbyi.

“She’s positively not a part of this World Cup. She’s not going.

“We wished to deliver her in and really expose her to the atmosphere.

“Hopefully she will keep on from right here onwards and actually perceive how she needs to go about issues. After which at some point when she will get a call-up, you already know, she will are available and have an effect instantly.”

Van Niekerk, who performed the newest of her 194 internationals in September 2021, mentioned: “I do know I am most likely not the place everyone seems to be in the mean time. I perceive the place I have to be for the staff.

“It should be a number of laborious work, however I positively would not have gone by way of all of this if I am not prepared to place that in.

“That is nearly a baseline for me to essentially gauge the place I am at relating to the bodily facet, relating to the ability facet, and all these issues.

“Hopefully, I can have a clearer view after this camp. I would know with the conversations we have had the place I have to be within the subsequent few months.”

After an ankle harm in early 2022, Van Niekerk tried to return for a house World Cup in February 2023 however Cricket South Africa (CSA) mentioned she didn’t meet the required time for a 2km run – guidelines which have since been relaxed.

She mentioned she was “completely damaged” by that call and retired quickly after.

South Africa begin their World Cup marketing campaign towards England on 3 October.