South Africa's Bavuma out of Pakistan Test series, De Kock returns for ODIs

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Pakistan due to his recovery from a grade two left calf strain sustained during the tour of England. In his absence, Aiden Markram will lead the Test side.

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Bavuma will be sidelined for six to eight weeks, with his current focus on being fully ready for the tour of India in November.

Meanwhile, in a surprise move, De Kock has reversed his ODI retirement and been named in SA's white-ball squads for the upcoming tour of Pakistan

players, barring Corbin Bosch and Dewald Brevis, for the white-ball leg of the Pakistan tour.

South Africa have also handed maiden call-ups to allrounder Donovan Ferreira and wicketkeeper Sinethemba Qeshile in the ODI leg of Pakistan tour, while Rivaldo Moonsamy has been named in the T2OI squad to face Namibia.

The T2OI against Namibia will mark the first limited-oversinternational between the two sides and serves as the official inauguration of the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek, one of the host venues for the 2027 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.