After the 11-run defeat to India in the third T20I, South Africa wicketkeeper Heinrich Klassen expressed his disappointment and wants South Africa to play more cricket across all formats. He believes that the shortened number of matches in both the shorter format series and the Tests have restricted the Proteas to perform at the highest level. Well, if seen, South Africa are playing relatively concise series compared to other countries. Klassen, while speaking on this, said, "That's the nature of where we are as South African cricket. We don't play five-match series any more." Possibilities of having a 3-1 result having the last one as a dead rubber match are not unusual, but having more matches would have provided a better chance for both teams. He expressed his frustration for the test series getting shortened. "Our Test team plays a two-match series, which is ridiculous in my eyes. How nice would it be if we won on Friday and on Sunday there was another game, going into it at 2-2. It's disappointing and doesn't sit well with the players." Heinrich Klaasen, despite retiring from Test cricket in January, still has strong feelings about South Africa’s limited-overs matches. South Africa rarely plays extended series in T20Is and ODIs. They have only played two five-match T20I series, once against India in 2022 and the West Indies in 2021, with a few shorter series against Pakistan and others. Their ODI series have mostly been limited to three matches since 2019, apart from a five-match series against Australia ahead of the 2023 World Cup. Read: Tilak Varma’s Maiden T20I Century Powers India to 219 In comparison, India has had a busier schedule, playing three five-match T20I series since August 2023 and having a more packed Test calendar. South Africa’s Test schedule, by contrast, remains sparse, with no three-match series until 2026. Klassen complements Indian approach Presently, India is playing two teams at two corners of the world. While the T20I squad is having a 2-1 lead in South Africa, the Test team is practicing at the WAQA nets for the Border Gavaskar Trophy starting this Friday. Klassen complemented India's split-team approach. He said, "You see India are playing this Friday and next Friday, which is incredible, on two different sides of the world." Heinrich Klaasen, who is a white-ball specialist for South Africa, wants more matches to maintain competitive squads in both formats. While teams like England have managed to operate split squads, with their Test team in Pakistan and white-ball team in the West Indies, it's unclear if South Africa can do the same. Earlier this year, many of South Africa's first-choice Test players missed a series against New Zealand due to commitments with the SA20, leading to a 2-0 loss. Despite that, South Africa still has a chance to reach the World Test Championship final.