Steyn, Rabada on track to play in team’s WC opener, says coach Gibson

South Africa’s premier pace duo of Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada could be fit to play in their high-voltage World Cup opener against hosts England, according to Coach Ottis Gibson.

Perennial underachievers South Africa lock horns with tournamentfavourites England on May 30, and the Proteas are expecting their two bestpacers to return to full fitness before the opening game.

   

Both Steyn and Rabada’s IPL campaigns wre cut short byinjuries, but the latter had picked 25 wickets by then for Delhi Capitals.(Complete coverage of ICC?Cricket World Cup 2019)

“There was an issue with KG (Rabada) and there was an issuewith Dale, but we feel that those guys are on track,” Gibson told reporters onTuesday.

“There’s nothing that people should be alarmed about.They’re going to both make full recoveries and be able to take their place atthe World Cup.” The squad converged in the city and took a hike up TableMountain, and the 50-year-old Gibson, a former West Indies pacer rom Barbados,seemed buoyed by his two pacers’ recovery and “excellent” mood in the camp.

“We’ve been away from each other, all over the world and soon,” he said. “To have everybody back is awesome. The fact that the guys whoplayed in the IPL final also turned up in good health is also very nice.”One thing I really enjoy about this group is,when we come together, we really come together. There was all sorts of’bromance’ and hugging and people connecting with each other going on lastnight.

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