Rabada in Contention to Play for South Africa in First Test
Batting coach Ashwell Prince said South Africa will wait until the last minute on Kagiso Rabada, who has taken 340 Test wickets.
- South African pace bowler Kagiso Rabada remains in contention for the Australia Test starting Friday in Durban, though management will delay the final selection decision until the last minute.
- Rabada has been recovering from a hamstring injury sustained in June, preventing him from playing since May, though he recently bowled in a two-day intra-squad match on Sunday and Monday.
- Batting coach Ashwell Prince confirmed the team is monitoring the 31-year-old's fitness, stating, "We will give a decision as much time as humanly possible but we also don't want to take a call based on desperation."
- South Africa has retained all 17 squad members, offering flexibility with pace options including Anrich Nortje, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, and Dane Paterson, plus spinners Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, and Senuran Muthusamy.
- The vital World Test Championship series requires tactical flexibility, with Prince noting the team can take 20 wickets whether they deploy a seam-heavy attack or two spinners.
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Cricket-Rabada in contention to play for South Africa in first test
DURBAN, Oct 6 (Reuters) - South African pace bowler Kagiso Rabada is in contention to play in the first test against Australia, which starts on Friday, but a decision on his participation will be left until the last minute, batting coach Ashwell Prince said on Tuesday.
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Rabada in contention to play for South Africa in first test
DURBAN, Oct 6 : South African pace bowler Kagiso Rabada is in contention to play in the first test against Australia, which starts on Friday, but a decision on his participation will be left until the last minute, batting coach Ashwell Prince said on Tuesday.Rabada suffered a hamstring injury in training in
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