Titans hoping to use injured de Villiers in later stages of CLT20 – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 will remain with his domestic franchise, the Titans throughout the Champions League T20, as the side is contemplating over using him in the later stages of the esteemed tournament, which kick starts in Centurion tomorrow, October 13, 2012.
The wicketkeeper batsman, who has been forced to keep wickets in all three formats of the game, following http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 next month.
The injury has apparently ruled him out of the CLT20, where he was due to turn out for domestic Twenty20 champions, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Titans-c856, but the team management has decided to keep him with the rest of the squad, as his presence in the dressing room will be a real morale booster for the side.
"AB is currently undergoing an extensive back rehabilitation and strengthening program," said Titans' coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Peter-Maynard-c75259. "He is an extremely valuable player and we hope that we could use him during the later stages of the tournament."
"Even if he doesn't play, having http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 in the squad will still be a benefit to us as his experience and his knowledge of the game will certainly rub off onto the rest of the team," Maynard went on to add.
A total of ten teams – four Indian, two each from South Africa and Australia, and two qualifiers – will compete in the latest edition of the high profile league, jointly owned by the BCCI, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa.
Participating teams have been divided into two groups of five each. Titans have been drawn in Group A, along with Perth Scorchers (Australia), Kolkata Knight Riders (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867.
Titans will play their tournament opener against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-North-c1982’s Scorchers, on Saturday, October 13, 2012.
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