Former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis predicted England's captain Jos Buttler as the leading run-scorer in the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 beginning on October 5.
Ben Stokes retired from ODI cricket in July 2022 but reversed his decision and was named in England's provisional squad for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.
Atkinson's surprise call-up has already drawn comparisons to Jofra Archer, who missed out on a World Cup spot this time around with his recovery in progress.
Stokes had retired from the one-day international last year, however, according to UK Telegraph, Stokes could reconsider joining the team for the World Cup stint if England's ODI captain Jos Buttler asks him.
The Boland Park-based franchise have retained the majority of their core squad from the inaugural season of SA20 with the likes of David Miller, Jos Buttler, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Roy, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin, Obed McCoy set to feature in 2024 for the Paarl Royals
Buttler has been associated with RR since 2018. he has been a crucial player for his team, scoring 2696 runs with an average of 42.13. He has bagged five centuries and 18 half-centuries in 71 matches. He has a strike rate of 148.79 and played the highest knock of 124.
England skipper Jos Buttler and his side are looking forward to defending their title in India and getting their campaign started in a reboot of the final against the BLACKCAPS.
England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler became the ninth batter in the history of cricket to get past the ten thousand run mark in the T20 format on Friday.
UFC vet Jim Miller bagged the POTN honour after his KO win over Jesse Buttler, while Muhammad Naimov defeated Jamie Mullarkey to bag the honour in his UFC debut