South African ODI skipper Temba Bavuma has gone home to attend to personal issues and is not participating in the Cricket World Cup warm-up fixtures in India.
The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup returns to the cricket-mad nation of India for the fourth time since its inception in 1975.
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has made an offer to MultiChoice (DSTV) for the sub-licensing for the Cricket World Cup 2023 and awaits their response.
The Proteas will play Afghanistan and New Zealand in warm-up matches ahead of the World Cup in India after the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the fixtures.
Ben Stokes has been lured out of his ODI retirement ahead of the World Cup while uncapped paceman Gus Atkinson has emerged as a bolter for England's defence of their crown in India.
New Zealand star batsman Kane Williamson is focused on healing from his injury but has admitted that recovering in time for the 2023 World Cup is 'on the unlikely side of expectations'.