South Africa, the Test Champions, will be without their captain Temba Bavuma for the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe. He played with a hamstring injury during the WTC final and it seems to have made it worse. Cricket South Africa confirmed on their X account that Bavuma won’t be playing. Keshav Maharaj will be the captain in his absence and Bavuma will have more scans to see how bad the injury is.
South Africa’s next big challenge in the new WTC cycle is the two-match Test series against Pakistan in October so Bavuma has some time to recover. If he heals quickly he might be back to lead the team in the ODI series against Australia in August.
Read Also:- Most Wickets in a Test Match
With Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Tristan Stubbs also not playing against Zimbabwe, this is a great opportunity for some young talent to step up. Dewald Brevis and Lhuan-dre Pretorius are two of the five uncapped players in the squad.Here’s the updated Test squad for the Zimbabwe series: David Bedingham, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Corbin Bosch, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj (captain), Kwena Maphaka, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi (available for the second Test only), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Lesego Senokwane, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne and Codi Yusuf.
