Steyn, Rabada, and Ngidi Will Be Out Three Seamers in the World Cup, Says Faf Du Plessis

South African Cricket team skipper Faf du Plessis has revealed that Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, and Lungi Ngidi will be the three fast bowlers in his side for the upcoming ICC World Cup in May. However, he admitted that they are still in search of an X-factor bowler as the fourth option for their pace attack.

Meanwhile, South Africa bounced back in the second ODI to level the series 1-1 against Pakistan. Andile Phehlukwayo starred with both bat and ball to help his side register a five-wicket win. During the course of the game, Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed made racist remarks towards Phehlukwayo which created a social uproar. Later on, he sought an apology on social media site Twitter saying that he didn’t want to upset anybody.

Soon after that, skipper Faf du Plessis also said that they had forgiven Sarfaraz Ahmed as he said sorry. Moreover, due to the language barrier they didn’t correctly understand what exactly he meant. In addition to, speaking on his side’s plan for the World Cup, du Plessis revealed that Steyn, Rabada, and Ngidi is going to England. However, they are still in search of one more bowler as a backup option.

“Those three will go and they will play,” du Plessis said of Rabada, Steyn and Ngidi, looking ahead to the tournament in England and Wales, which begins on 30 May. “We need one more fast bowler.

“We are trying to think ahead in case someone gets injured. The three of them are all bowlers that can take wickets. We feel with the balance of the side and going with our strongest XI, having that X-factor bowler (as a reserve) in our bowling attack is key,” he added.

South Africa, who are yet to lift the prestigious trophy will be keen to return with the cup back to the land of Nelson Mandela. They have a balanced side under the leadership of Faf du Plessis who will desperate to take his team all the way.