It is not of his own doing that Temba Bavuma finds himself on the Proteas sidelines, but the hand injury he suffered in a domestic 50-over game was terribly timed. In his absence‚ Heinrich Klaasen and Khaya Zondo have staked serious middle-order claims in the limited-overs series against India. That ship is about to sail as the mighty challenge that is Australia is due in March, hell-bent on revenge. Bavuma played a large part in SA’s recoveries in the 2016 series that ultimately saw them rebound from two difficult positions to win Tests at Perth and Hobart by convincing margins. That series was SA’s third in Australia on the trot. The first of four Tests starts in Durban on March 1 and Bavuma is in a race against time‚ tactics and fitness. The need for speed means Bavuma is surplus to requirements alongside the fact that AB de Villiers has made his considerable presence felt in the middle order. "Maybe the only thing I could do differently is to bowl 140, but on a serious note‚ it’...
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