South Africa quick bowler Anrich Nortje has been dominated out of the ICC Champions Trophy with a again damage.
The 31-year-old was initially named within the Proteas’ 15-man squad for the 50-over event in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
Nevertheless, a scan on Monday revealed the extent of the damage and a Cricket South Africa assertion confirmed Nortje shouldn’t be anticipated to get well in time to characteristic within the eight-team competitors.
Nortje, who performed most just lately within the Abu Dhabi T10 in December, may even miss the rest of the SA20 franchise event, the place he was because of play for the Pretoria Capitals.
South Africa start their Champions Trophy marketing campaign in opposition to Afghanistan in Karachi on 21 February and can title a substitute for Nortje.