South African pacer Gerald Coetzee will miss the second and final Test against India, announced the Cricket South Africa on Saturday, December 30. He played the first Test which South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs at the SuperSport Park in Centurion earlier this week.
Gerald Coetzee developed pelvic inflammation during the first Test, which forced him to miss the second test, which is set to kick off on Wednesday, January 3 at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. Cricket South Africa hasn’t named any replacement for Gerald Coetzee yet. There is also no timeline provided for his recovery.
“Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee will miss the second Betway Test against India after developing pelvic inflammation during the first Test at SuperSport Park,” wrote Cricket South Africa.
COETZEE RULED OUT OF NEW YEAR’S TEST AGAINST INDIA 🇿🇦🇮🇳
Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee will miss the second Betway Test against India after developing pelvic inflammation during the first Test at SuperSport Park. #WozaNawe #BePartOfIt #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/MLHKRw86OK
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) December 30, 2023
Gerald Coetzee picked up one wicket in the first Test match against India at Centurion. He has played three matches, taking 10 wickets at an average of 24.50. Overall, Coetzee has taken 47 International wickets for South Africa in 24 matches, at an average of 23.51.
South Africa eyes Test series whitewash
South Africa will be eyeing to whitewash the ongoing Test series against India. Dean Elgar will be leading them in the upcoming game as Temba Bavuma misses out. Bavuma sustained an injury while fielding during the first Test match. He played no further part in the game, as the scans revealed a hamstring strain. Zubayr Hamza has been named as Temba Bavuma’s replacement in the squad. Meanwhile, India has also added Avesh Khan to the team as Mohammed Shami’s replacement.
South Africa squad: Dean Elgar (C), Aiden Markram, Ton de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Zubayr Hamza
India’s squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Avesh Khan
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