The South Africa national cricket team has suffered a fresh injury as 24-year-old right-arm pacer Gerald Coetzee suffered a groin problem.
The groin problem puts Gerald Coetzee in serious doubt for the second Test of the two-match series against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, starting on December 5.
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Gerald Coetzee’s injury is the second blow for South Africa
Gerald Coetzee was part of the South Africa national cricket team in the first Test against the Sri Lanka national cricket team at Kingsmead in Durban.
In the first innings, he bowled 3 overs, picking up 2 wickets by giving away 18 runs, and in the second innings, he bowled 13 overs, in which he conceded 67 runs and bagged 2 wickets.
On Day 4 of the Test, right-arm pacer Gerald Coetzee bowled in the morning session, starting the proceedings with Kagiso Rabada, but he stopped after a 3-over spell.
His second spell of the morning was just two overs, and after that he bowled three overs after lunch. In particular, South Africa coach Shukri Conrad revealed that Coetzee had informed him during lunch that he was feeling pain in his groin. The pacemaker will undergo scans tomorrow to determine the full extent of the injury.
Gerald Coetzee, the medical team will have to do their best – Don’t insult
The Proteas team will be hoping Coetzee makes a quick recovery as they have already lost the services of all-rounder Wiaan Mulder.
He had fractured his right middle finger on Day 2 of the Durban test and was ruled out of the series. Speaking after registering a dominant 233-run victory in the first Test, Temba Bavuma spoke about the injury problems in the team. He stated:
“Wiaan is out of the series, [and] We have to find a replacement. [For] Gerald Coetzee, the medical team will do the best they can.”
With the victory over Sri Lanka, the Proteas jumped to second place in the ICC World Test Championship standings and Temba Bavuma said reaching the final is their main goal. He stated:
“That’s probably one of our goals as a team (to get to the WTC final). I told the guys coming into the series that we need to focus internally on what we can do and let the external things take care of themselves. “Looking to the future (second test) and let’s hope the weather behaves.”
Temba is at his best when his back is against the wall – Shukri Conrad
During the press conference, Shukri Conrad praised Temba Bavuma for his sensational performance with the bat in Durban. Notably, the Proteas skipper led from the front and scored 70 and 113 runs. Conrado explained:
“Temba is at his best when his back is against the wall and he needs to stand up. He was exceptional in this match. Those 70 went a long way in giving us something respectable to bowl. Last night I whispered to him in a loud voice. low that I thought these were his best hundred.”