Former South Africa star Vernon Philander has taken legal action against Cricket South Africa, alleging a breach of contract.
Philander claims that he was offered an "upgraded" new deal by the organisation in 2018 in a bid to prevent him from turning his back on South African cricket in order to sign a lucrative Kolpak deal with a team in the County Championship.
By that time several seamers had already quit South African cricket to join County sides, with Kyle Abbot making the move to Hampshire, Marchant de Lange signing with Glamorgan, Wayne Parnell joining Worcestershire and Morne Morkel retiring from international cricket to sign for Surrey.