South Africa: AB Set for Elbow Op, Out of Australia Series

27 September 2016

South Africa will be without star batsman and captain AB de Villiers for the home and away series against Australia, as he will undergo an elbow operation next week.

De Villiers, who missed the Tests against New Zealand recently, underwent a fitness Test on Tuesday morning and failed it, thus ruling him out of the ODI series at home against the Aussies.The operation also means he will miss the Tests in Australia, including a day-night Test, which is a heavy blow for the Proteas as he is the skipper and best batsman.

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