Swing bowler Charl Langeveldt was forced on Friday to withdraw from the South African cricket team to tour India because of a back injury.
Langeveldt was called up on Wednesday to replace vice-captain and leading spin-bowler Nicky Boje, who pulled out of the tour on legal advice.
Langeveldt’s back injury is thought to be the result of over-bowling. He underwent a fitness test on Friday, but was ruled out of the two-Test tour.
He said before the fitness test that he would be very disappointed if he was unable to tour India.
”I think the conditions there would suit my bowling style,” he said.
Langeveldt will be replaced by Warriors slow-bowler Robin Peterson.
The United Cricket Board’s communications manager, Gerald de Kock, said Peterson will complete the Supersport Series match in which he is currently involved, between Western Province/Boland and the Warriors, and will join the rest of the South African team at their training camp at the High Performance Centre at the Tuks sports grounds on Monday.
The team leave for India on Thursday. — Sapa