Kagiso Rabada is confident that the Proteas will shake off the their red-ball rustiness heading into the two-match Test series against the West Indies.
The Proteas will take on Afghanistan in a first-ever bilateral series when the teams meet in a three-match ODI series in the United Arab Emirates in September.
Captain Temba Bavuma wants the Proteas to hit the ground running in the Test series against the West Indies next month despite a lack of red-ball cricket recently.
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.
Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad has backed Tristan Stubbs to make the number three spot his own in the Test side ahead of next month's two-match series in West Indies.
Marco Jansen has been rested for the Test series in West Indies after Proteas coach Shukri Conrad announced a 16-man squad for the two matches in the Caribbean next month.