South Africa Keegan Petersen has been ruled out of the Australia tour due to a hamstring tear.
As per the ESPNcricinfp, Petersen sustained the injury at the weekend, during the CSA T20 Challenge final, and will probably need between six and eight weeks to recover. This is the second tour the Proteas batter will miss since making his international debut in 2021; last year he contracted Covid-19 and was left out of the touring party to New Zealand.
Earlier, South Africa’s star player Keshav Maharaj suffered a groin injury in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, Cricket South Africa (CSA) is also waiting on a medical update on him.
In a match against Netherlands Maharaj was unable to run while batting in South Africa’s final match, and will be assessed this week to determine his availability for the upcoming games.
CSA selectors will have a hard time selecting a replacement for Petersen as they already have a lot of good choices.
