The Proteas on Thursday were dealt a blow ahead of their upcoming Test series against hosts West Indies, as fast bowler Gerarld Coetzee was ruled out of both matches due a left side strain.
The 23-year-old sustained the injury while playing for Texas Super Kings in the Major League Cricket earlier this month. He then returned home and underwent further assessments by the Proteas medical team and has subsequently not been medically cleared to take part in the tour.
North-West Dragons fast bowler Migael Pretorius has been named as his replacement. The uncapped Pretorius returns to the Test squad for the first time since his maiden call up in December 2020 against Sri Lanka.
The 29-year-old has an overall first-class wicket tally of 188, with his most recent red-ball outings garnering 23 wickets in eight matches for Somerset in the ongoing County Championship in England.
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Proteas Test squad against West Indies
Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham (Betting Western Province), Matthew Breetzke (Warriors), Nandre Burger (Western Province), Tony de Zorzi (Western Province), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans), Wiaan Mulder (Lions), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), Dane Paterson (Western Province), Dane Piedt (Knights), Migael Pretorius (North-West Dragons), Kagiso Rabada (Lions), Ryan Rickelton (Lions), Tristan Stubbs (Warriors), and Kyle Verreynne (Western Province).
Tour Itinerary
Warm-up Match
July 31 to August 3
West Indies Invitational XI v South Africa – Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago
Test Series
August 7 to 11
West Indies v South Africa – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago
August 15 to 19
West Indies v South Africa – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
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