/ 18 January 2000

DONALD WILL GO TO INDIA

PACEMAN Allan Donald has made himself available for two Test matches South Africa will play on their tour of India starting next month. Donald announced at the weekend he would take a six-month break from international cricket, with the rider that he still had to decide whether to go to India. “I got a call from Donald last night, regarding India, and he told me he is available for selection for the Test matches,” South African team manager Goolam Rajah said on Tuesday. “He won’t play in the one-dayers. “He sounded very enthusiastic and committed to the tour, and we as a team are looking forward to having him on board.” Donald has a total of 290 wickets in Test cricket and is set on becoming the first South African to reach the 300 mark.