Bavuma out, Rossouw returns for England tour

South Africa white-ball skipper and Test vice-captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of their tour of England which starts next month, Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday.

Bavuma suffered an elbow injury during a recent Twenty20 series in India and needs eight weeks to recover.

The Proteas will play three world championship Tests, three one-day internationals and three T20 internationals against England as well as two T20 internationals against Ireland in England.

Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj will lead the one-day team and batsman David Miller will lead the T20 side in Bavuma’s absence. Left-handed batsman Rilee Rossouw, 32, has been selected for the T20 internationals, returning to national colours for the first time since 2016 when he signed a Kolpak contract with Hampshire in England. – AFP