South Africa’s star pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the first Test match against India at Eden Gardens due to a rib injury sustained during training, with his availability for the second Test in Guwahati remaining uncertain as he undergoes medical assessments.Rabada injured himself during the first training session on Tuesday, leading to a series of medical evaluations that forced him to withdraw from the match at the last minute.
“KG sustained the injury during the first training session on Tuesday, then he underwent a scan on Wednesday morning, and then underwent a fitness test this morning and was experiencing discomfort and then was ultimately ruled out of the game,” explained the team media manager, as quoted by PTI.When questioned about Rabada’s prospects for the second Test beginning November 22 in Guwahati, the manager stated: “He’s still undergoing further assessments with the medical team.”The South African team had kept their decision about Rabada’s participation pending until Friday morning.Following Rabada’s absence, Corbin Bosch was brought into the playing eleven for his fourth Test match, joining Marco Jansen and seam bowling all-rounder Wiaan Mulder in the lineup.
