Dane Piedt leaves South Africa, will move to USA to further cricket career

In an unusual move, South Africa off-spinner Dane Piedt is giving up his career in the ICC elite member nation and will move to the USA, with dreams of guiding the associate nation into a World Cup one day.

Piedt, who has played nine times for South Africa, will leave for the United States in the next few months to be part of the new Minor League T20 tournament, which is due to launch this summer.

“The USA were given ODI status last year so it’s not completely out of the question,” Piedt told ESPNcricinfo.