South Africa vs New Zealand – AB de Villiers pulls out of T20Is – Cricket News Update
South Africa’s leading wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, in order to rest himself ahead of the 2-Test series, scheduled for next month.
De Villiers has had a physically tough outing this year, starting from England’s tour earlier in July, where he was asked to keep wickets when former wicketkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MV-Boucher-c2048 injured himself during a practice game.
Following the injury, Boucher announced his retirement from international cricket which forced the 28-year-old to become a full-time wicketkeeper batsman for South Africa. The dual responsibility hasn’t been easy for de Villiers, who has been suffering with
a series of back injuries in his career.
“It's been an exhausting few months and I feel that I need some extra rest before the Test series. It's for this reason that I have put in the request and I'm grateful to the team management for supporting this decision,” shared the ODI Captain.
The 28-year-old also led the side during the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 earlier this year. Following South Africa’s poor show in the tournament, Cricket South Africa (CSA) earlier indicated a few changes in the T20 side to prepare for the 2014 edition of
the championship.
Resultantly, when the squad was announced for 3 T20Is against the Black-caps at home, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 as the captain of the side to share the workload. However, with de Villiers pulling out from the competition completely,
speculations over his back pain issue may come to the fore.
Nonetheless, the team manager, Mohammed Moosajee, has denied any such suggestions while talking to
ESPNcricinfo, “There is nothing imminently wrong with his back, it is just about managing workload.”
"The plan is to rotate players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 will probably only play one or two matches each. With AB, it's about getting his mindset right and getting him energised.
It's physical and mental,” he further added.
To replace AB for the shortest format, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757’s Under 19 side for the 2012 World Cup.
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