One-day captain expects to be fit for the T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman later in October
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma gets medical treatment from team physicians during the first ODI between Sri Lanka and SA at R Premadasa Stadium on September 2 in Colombo. Picture: ISURU SAMEERA PEIRIS/GALLO IMAGES
Four weeks after his injury, the 31-year-old said he started batting in the nets at the weekend as the team concluded its training camp in Durban before departing for the World Cup. The Proteas World Cup entourage landed in Dubai on Monday and will move to their base in Abu Dhabi. They will be joined by seven of the squad members who are taking part in the Indian Premier League , which is being played in the UAE.
Bavuma said the Proteas will do the bulk of their final preparations as a team in local conditions as soon as they are joined by the seven IPL players. The team will play the West Indies on October 26 in Dubai and against two yet-to-be-determined qualifiers on October 30 and November 2 before a confrontation with England in Sharjah on November 6.
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