Ottis Gibson hopes injuries will not disrupt SA’s World Cup plans
Some players are participating in the IPL while others have the domestic Momentum One Day Cup and the CSA T20 competition to contend with
SA coach Ottis Gibson says he is 99.9% sure of who will go to the ICC World Cup in England in May and he is keeping his fingers crossed that his plans will not be derailed by injuries. The Proteas have two warm-up matches, against Sri Lanka and the West Indies, upon arrival in England before they start the tournament against the hosts at the Oval on May 30. Injuries remain a constant worry for Gibson as some of his players are playing in the marathon IPL in India while others have the domestic Momentum One Day Cup and the CSA T20 competition to contend with.
“We sort of know 99.9% of who we want to take on the plane with us‚” he said. SA will be looking for a good start against England but Gibson conceded that injuries could throw his preparations into disarray. IPL injury threat “We have to sit with fingers crossed because my experience of the IPL is that there is always somebody coming back with an injury‚” he said. “We just have to pray that none of our guys pick up somethi...
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