South African skipper Faf du Plessis on Tuesday rued loss of their players to county cricket under the Kolpak deal and hoped the situation would favour the Proteas post Brexit.
In the aftermath of the 0-3 series loss to India, Du Plessis pointed out that they were missing out on their best players due to the Kolpak deal.
"It's sad for South African cricket not to have the option of their best players. Simon Harmer has had an unbelievable season. And it would be great for South Africa to be in a position where they could go, 'He's done well overseas. Let's bring him on tour with us'," Du Plessis said of the off-spinner who has done well for the Essex in the past two years.
"You are missing out on all your best players and your talent pool is all of a sudden a lot smaller. So that's something that we've tried to identify to stop. But it's been very difficult to stop."
"Playing with Hashim Amla is the greatest learning curve that you can get. Playing with Dale Steyn, playing with AB de Villiers, all those guys... so it's about making sure that you can bridge that gap and finding ways to do it."
"So that's the situation where we need to get to. Because at the moment we don't get the option of all the best players, you know. So that will always be a concern for us."
"Obviously, from a financial point of view, the Pound is stronger than the Rand... But the lesser of those things that there are for players to go overseas, obviously, that that will be much beneficial for cricket in South Africa, because at the moment, we're losing our experience in international cricket."