{"id":30127,"date":"2021-02-03T12:03:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=30127"},"modified":"2021-02-03T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T14:01:09","slug":"south-africa-worried-over-fitness-of-maharaj-shamsi-ahead-of-second-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=30127","title":{"rendered":"South Africa worried over fitness of Maharaj, Shamsi ahead of second Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rawalpindi:\u00a0South Africa are worried over the fitness problem of their spin duo – Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi just a day before the most important second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proteas head coach Mark Boucher has revealed that Maharaj felt pain in his rib during yesterday’s practice session.<\/p>\n

“Kesh is a concern because he fleared up at practice yesterday (Tuesday). During a session, he turned around and felt some sort of pain in his rib area,” Boucher revealed in a virtual presser.<\/p>\n

“It might be a minor little tear or a bruising but he bowled around 15 overs today just to really test himself and he felt fine. He said the pain was bearable,” he added.<\/p>\n

Boucher said that they will look to check on him overnight how the injury goes. “So, we’ll wait and see how he recovers from the bowling he did today.”<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0Babar hints at going with same combination in Rawalpindi Test<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

All-rounder Wiaan Mulder will be in line if Maharaj doesn’t feel good. “Wiann Mulder is certainly in the plans. He will add a different sort of look to the side as well, with the extra all-rounder position,”\u00a0he maintained.<\/p>\n

Talking about chinaman Shamsi, Boucher said they are still reluctant to take a gamble on his selection.<\/p>\n

“Going into this game, Shamsi might be effective on this particular wicket. My concern is if he does bowl quite a few overs and wakes up the next morning and his back is sore again, and he’s not able to push through, then you’re stuck with one bowler light,” he added.<\/p>\n

Note,\u00a0<\/strong>Shamsi was replaced by Lungi Ngidi for the first Test at the very last moment after a left-arm unorthodox spinner suffered back pain<\/p>\n

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