Gerald Coetzee's absence compounds injury woes for South Africa. They are already without Wiaan Mulder for the second Test, while Nandre Burger is also out of the summer. Coetzee will miss out on the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka and the all-format Pakistan home tour.
It was noted that Gerald Coetzee made an inappropriate comment to the umpire after one of his balls was called wide during the South Africa vs India 4th T20I in Johannesburg. Coetzee was reprimanded and docked 50% of his match fees.
South Africa prevailed in a low-scoring thriller as Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee guided South Africa to a thrilling victory in the second T20I against India in Gqeberha. India fought hard with their spin attack with Varun Chakaravarthy registering his career-best figures but 124 was too low.
Sanju Samson smashed a 50-ball 107 at the Kingsmead in Durban during the first T20I against South Africa and was adjudged the Player of the Match (POTM). He became only the fourth international player to score consecutive men's T20I hundreds.
Coetzee sustained side strain during the second edition of Major League Cricket (MLC), USA's T20 franchise league. Uncapped pacer Migael Pretorius has been named as his replacement in the squad for the series that is set to begin on August 7.
Gerald Coetzee was taken to the cleaners by Riyan Parag in Mumbai Indians' home game against Rajasthan Royals. However, the Proteas pacer shattered the record of the fastest ball in the Indian Premier League 2024. The record earlier belonged to Mayank Yadav.
Injury list is only growing ahead of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Several teams are already affected as the cricketers have either pulled out or injured. Mumbai Indians also have trouble with some players ahead of their opening match on Sunday (March 24).
There will be several big names playing in the Indian Premier League for the first time. From the likes of Shamar Joseph to Rachin Ravindra, several bigwigs are in line to make their IPL debut in the upcoming 17th edition of the tournament.
South Africa hammered India by an innings and 32 runs to claim the first Test of the two-match series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion to keep their spotless home record against the latter intact.
Gerald Coetzee despite bowling well didn't get enough rewards before finally getting Mohammed Siraj as his only wicket in the first innings against India in the Boxing Day Test in Centurion. However, Coetzee was unhappy in the dying minutes of the innings when the wicketkeeper gave away an easy bye.
Mumbai Indians began the IPL 2024 auction with a high-profile purchase of Gerald Coetzee before getting into the uncapped players and filling up a few gaps. Mumbai Indians will be hoping for a great season under new captain Hardik Pandya as they have finalised a decent squad.
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