Christchurch, Feb 10 (IANS) South Africa skipper AB de Villiers should be fit and ready to face New Zealand in the World Cup warm-up fixture here Wednesday.
De Villiers missed the Proteas’ first warm-up game against Sri Lanka after complaining off a stiff right hip. However, South Africa is not worried that the injury would prove to be a cause for concern at the World Cup, which starts Feb 14.
"AB complained of stiffness in his right hip. Our medical team examined him and the decision was made not to risk him. His omission was was merely a precautionary measure to ensure he doesn't suffer any further discomfort," Lerato Malekutu, the team's spokesperson, was quoted as saying by sport24.co.za.
Malekutu added de Villiers should be ready for Wednesday's warm-up match. South Africa begin their World Cup campaign against Zimbabwe in Hamilton Sunday.
De Villiers has scored 7,459 Runs from 179 One-Day Internationals.
Delhi: BJP's furious over the demolition of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue in Lahore, raised the demand for the arrest of the attackers
On Wednesday, the Delhi Pradesh BJP protested in front of the Pakistan High Commission and raised slogans over the incident of demolition of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue in Lahore. BJP's Delhi State
World Cup 2023: Ruckus in this country after the crushing defeat against India, Sports Minister dismissed the entire cricket board, know
Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe on Monday sacked the National Cricket Board after the humiliating defeat by India in the World Cup. Ranasinghe has been at odds with Sri Lanka Cricket for
Ukraine Russia war update: Russia will field afghan troops against Ukraine, giving different kinds of greed
Ukraine-Russia war update: It has been more than 9 months since the war between Russia and Ukraine started but Russia is still not ready to back down. After the attack on Crimea Bridge, Russia started
NVX-CoV2373 Vaccine to Target Corona, Not Protein, Experiment Starts in Australia
Australian scientists are now preparing to beat Corona with the flu vaccine. Its trial on humans has started in the state of Victoria. The vaccine is named NVX-CoV2373 and is made by the American
Himachal targets 6.5 percent growth
Shimla, March 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh economy's growth is expected to remain at 6.5 percent this fiscal and the per capita income is estimated at Rs.104,943, crossing five-digit number for
Sunny Deol: 'Gadar 3'- Sunny Deol fed up with the rumors of Border 2, the actor had to say this
Sunny Deol's star is at its peak these days. His film Gadar 2, released last year, created a stir at the box office. This film, which tells the story of Gadar in 2002, proved to be an all-time
RSS: Will RSS be able to achieve this impossible goal? Sangh's big plan regarding UP-Bihar
Keeping in mind the next Lok Sabha elections, the opposition has also started throwing its dice. While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is trying to increase his acceptability through Bharat Jodo Yatra,
Court Verdict on Recruitment Scam on Thursday
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will pronounce on Thursday its verdict on the 2000 illegal teacher recruitment scam in Haryana.Justice Siddharth Mridul will pass the judgment after he
Alarm bells have rung for Shreyas Iyer, will the leaves be cut from the Asia Cup?
Team India's middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has cemented his place in the ODI team, but his troubles seem to be increasing in the T20 team. Iyer has got a lot of opportunities in T20 Internationals
UNSC won’t discuss Covid-19; China blocks it with help from Russia, South Africa
चीन, रूस और दक्षिण अफ्रीका ने दुनिया की शांति और सुरक्षा के लिए खतरा पैदा