Proteas captain Temba Bavuma will return to South Africa and miss the Cricket World Cup warm-ups this week.
Bavuma is set to travel back home on Thursday due to family reasons and will subsequently miss the Proteas build-up for the global showpiece.Bavuma will miss the two World Cup warm-up matches against Afghanistan on Friday and New Zealand on Monday.Bavuma is, however, expected to be back for the Proteas when they get their World Cup campaign under way on Saturday, 7 October, against Sri Lanka at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
The Proteas skipper has been in fine form with the bat, scoring 114*, 46 and 57 against Australia, which saw the hosts come from behind to win the five-match ODI series 3-2.Proteas Cricket World Cup squad: Temba Bavuma , Gerald Coetzee , Quinton de Kock , Reeza Hendricks , Marco Jansen , Heinrich Klaasen , Keshav Maharaj , Aiden Markram , David Miller , Lungi Ngidi , Andile Phehlukwayo , Kagiso Rabada , Tabraiz Shamsi , Rassie van der Dussen and Lizaad Williams .In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy.
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