Johannesburg: South Africa's injury woes continued with their star batsman AB de
Villiers being ruled out of the three-match T20I series due to a knee
injury here today.
De Villiers had suffered a blow to his left
knee a day before the fifth ODI. Though the former skipper featured in
the last two games but he was absent when the Proteas trained yesterday.
"He
suffered a blow to the knee while batting ahead of the fifth ODI, and
although he passed a fitness test on Friday, the injury worsened
significantly throughout the match," Mohammed Moosajee, South Africa's
team manager, was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
In a release,
Cricket South Africa further said that de Villiers has been advised
rest to allow him a full recovery ahead of the four-Test series against
Australia starting in Durban on March 1 .
De Villiers had
suffered an injury to his right index finger during the third Test
against India and had missed the first three one-dayer.
South
Africa fielded a depleted side for the T20Is after Faf du Plessis and
Quinton de Kock were ruled out with a fractured finger and a left wrist
injury respectively.
PTI
