Proteas quickie Gerald Coetzee to miss Windies tour
Proteas fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of next month’s two-match Test series against West Indies due to a left-side strain.
The 23-year-old sustained the injury while playing for Texas Super Kings in the Major League Cricket in the US earlier this month.
He then returned home and underwent further assessments by the Proteas medical team, but he has not been medically cleared to take part in the tour.
North-West Dragons fast bowler Migael Pretorius has been named as his replacement.
The uncapped Pretorius returns to the Test setup for the first time since his maiden call-up in December 2020 against
Sri Lanka.
The 29-year-old has an overall first-class wicket tally of 188, with his most recent red-ball outings garnering 23 wickets in eight matches for Somerset in the ongoing County Championship in England.
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