“We just feel that from a medical point of view he won’t be ready for the second Test,” South Africa Test coach Shukri Conrad said from Dhaka. “Let’s tone it down [rehabilitation] program so that he can be ready for the Sri Lanka series.
It is yet to be determined whether Bavuma will stay with the team in Bangladesh or return home to continue his healing and play red-ball cricket matches at home. The first-class festival begins after the date, and Bavuma’s team, the Lions, will play games three games before the first Test against Sri Lanka.
“I would like him to stay [in Bangladesh]and I’ve told him,” Conrad said. “But I also know he has a young family. But yes, I would like him to stay. It still plays a valuable role. It’s still your team. “We’ll see how it develops.”
South Africa’s victory in Mirpur has saved them the hunt for a park in the final of the International Test Championship. They have five tests left in this cycle, starting with the Chattogram Test before two each against Sri Lanka and Pakistan at home. On paper and historically speaking, South Africa will emerge as favorites in every game, but Conrad is careful not to get too excited.
“We know there will be hard work to do along the way. That first test match was the first one we needed to do the hard work. We certainly aren’t going to want to sit on our lead and we certainly aren’t going to enjoy the game too much. glory of that victory. Tomorrow we go to Chattogram and we know it will be very difficult and we will have to play some particularly good cricket. We got a great result there, then great, and then we move on to Sri Lanka.
“The International Test Championship is our International Cup, but we are not going to build sand castles, under no circumstances are we going to have any pie in the sky, whatever we have been given to afford.” “Dreaming with the same intelligence and then giving yourself the opportunity to realize that dream. However, it is moving to throw out a dozen grafts, and we are a long way from that too.”
South Africa is currently fourth in the WTC points table and must win at least four of the remaining five Tests to have a chance of reaching the final.
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