South Africa announces the test team for the Pakistan tour, Aiden Markram will lead in the absence of Temba Bavuma

South Africa will be without their test captain Temba bavuma For the next two -game test series against PakistanTheir first assignment of the World World Championship Cycle (WTC) 2025-27.

Temba bavuma in Miss Pakistan Tour due to a calf injury

Bavuma suffered a calf stump during the recent white ball tour in England and should be sidelined for six to eight weeks. In his absence, Aiden Markram captain Les Proteas.

Head coach Shukri Conrad has confirmed the absence of Bavuma, noting that his leadership and his striker will be worse. “Naturally, we are disappointed not to have temba available. He was a leader and a thickness so important for us on the side of the test, and his presence on and out of the field will be missed”, “ Conrad said in his official declaration.

South Africa recalled that Simon Harmer, who experienced a thoroughfare, who played a test for the last time in March 2023. With the first choice spinner Keshav Maharaj only available from the second test due to a strain of the groin, Harmer will provide a precious depth alongside Senuran Muthusamy and the sub-referencing the old.

Conrad highlighted the importance of experience under the conditions of the subcontinent: “At the same time, the majority of the test team has experience to play in the subcontinent and understand the requirements that accompany it, so I am convinced that they will take up the challenge. Pakistan is one of the most difficult places in turn He added.

South Africa retains its nucleus for the Pakistani tour

The Proteas Test team keeps the central group that raised the mass of WTC against Australia in June. Pacers Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Wiaan Mulder will lead the fast attack. Meanwhile, Dewald Brevis, Prenelan Subrayen and Zubayr Hamza are among the new additions.

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South African Test Squad for the Pakistani tour: Aiden Markram (Captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj (Second Unique Verreynne test.

In another major development, guardian Kock Quinton reversed his ODI cricket retirement. From Kock, who presented for the last time for South Africa in the final of the T20 2024 World Cup in Barbados in June, returns to the ODI and T20i teams for the Pakistani tour. His return should considerably strengthen the strike depth of strikers in South Africa.

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