South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma has been dominated out of the Cape Town Test towards India due to a left hamstring pressure that did not let him bat through the hosts’ first innings in Centurion.
Dean Elgar will lead the Proteas in his farewell Test and would really like to hold South Africa’s historic Test report at residence towards India intact. Zubayr Hamza has been recalled to be a part of the squad for the New Year’s Test in Cape Town as Bavuma’s injury substitute.
The unexpected injury to Bavuma has additionally solid doubts over his participation in the second version of the SA20 beginning January 10, 2024.
“The 33-year-old sustained the injury whereas fielding on day one of many first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday. Subsequent scans revealed a hamstring pressure which stored him out of South Africa’s first innings.Â
“He will undergo further medical assessments before the start of the Betway SA20 to determine his avaliability for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape,” a Cricket South Africa press launch learn.
South Africa’s red-ball head coach Shukri Conrad talked about that Bavuma was keen to “bat at every turn” however after they racked up a sizeable first innings lead he (Conrad) felt that it wasn’t mandatory to threat him because it may have aggravated the danger even additional.
“He was ready to bat at every turn, and we kept monitoring it. When we reached where we reached, not because we felt that was enough, we felt that if we sent him out then there was a potential risk that he could aggravate the risk even further. We were constantly giving ourselves maximum time so we could give out the right information. If we lost wickets early, he would have walked on. With 150 runs ahead, I felt it wasn’t necessary to risk Temba,” Conrad was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
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