[2] Teeger made his List A debut on 28 September 2023, playing for South Africa Emerging Players side against North Cape in the 2023 CSA One-Day Cup.
The South African family he referred to is that of Rabbi Doron Perez whose one son was injured during the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel but subsequently recovered and got married.
[5] South African advocacy group Palestine Solidarity Alliance lodged a complaint against him for these utterances, saying that they were a "provocative and inflammatory political statement".
[7] In response, Cricket South Africa appointed respected advocate Wim Trengove SC to perform an independent enquiry to establish whether Teeger had breached the code of conduct of either CSA or Central Gauteng Lions, the local provincial club for which he plays.
He found that Teeger's statements, while possibly offensive to some, were held by other South Africans, and that his audience clearly understood that he was expressing personal beliefs and not representing CSA's opinions.
[7] The Palestinian Solidarity Alliance continued to express its opinion that Teeger had created a "significant rift within the cricket community", and was not fit to lead the team.
They said that they would protest at the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, to be held in South Africa from 19 January 2024 to 11 February 2024, if he was not suspended from the squad.
[13] He led the team in this capacity in a three-team tournament with India and Afghanistan in late December and early January,[14] scoring 47 runs in four matches.
[16][17] In a statement, CSA explained that "We have been advised that protests related to the war in Gaza can be anticipated at the venues for the tournament.
We have also been advised that they are likely to focus on the position of the SA Under-19 captain, David Teeger, and that there is a risk that they could result in conflict or even violence, including between rival groups of protestors.
After the meeting national vice-president of The SAJBD, Zev Krengel, described the security concerns as "totally bogus and an excuse to strip him of his captaincy".
Mr Krengel characterised this as leaving only two options, "antisemitism at CSA or massive political interference from the ANC."
The DA has submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act application to obtain the risk assessment report used as a basis for the CSA decision.