After Richard Levi's record-breaking century in the second Twenty20 against New Zealand in Hamilton many thought he had earned an automatic place in South Africa's ODI squad. They thought wrong. Levi will not be retained for the ODI-leg of the tour and, along with Colin Ingram and Rusty Theron, will return to South Africa after the final fixture in Auckland on Wednesday. Levi was not included in the original 14-man squad and despite his eye-catching performance has not been added to it. Instead, the selectors chose to stick to their original plan of opening the ODI batting with Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith. "It's important that we honour the selection process in terms of the 14 guys that have been selected for the ODIs," Andrew Hudson, convenor of selectors said. "It's unfortunate that Richard will have to wait his turn." Smith's place was under scrutiny in the last series he played, against Sri Lanka, which may have opened the door for Levi to step in. A lean run, in which Smith had not scored an ODI century since September 2009, ended with an emotional hundred for the former captain at the Wanderers in January. On the back of a meaty half-century in the fourth match of the series in Kimberley, Smith sealed his place for the immediate
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