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India vs South Africa: AB de Villiers ruled out of T20I series

Earlier, De Villiers had suffered an injury to his right index finger during the third Test against India and had missed the first three one-dayers of the six-match series.

Edited by: India TV Sports Desk New Delhi Published on: February 18, 2018 20:08 IST
India vs South Africa 2018 T20I series AB de Villiers ruled out
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES A file image of South African batsman AB de Villiers

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 on Sunday. 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 on Saturday.

 "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-dayers of the six-match series. 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.

(With PTI Inputs)

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