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Bavuma blow for Proteas as skipper ruled out of entire two-month UK tour, Rilee Rossouw returns

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White ball captain and Test batsman Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the Proteas' entire two-month tour of England and Ireland with an elbow injury.

In a marathon tour that runs from 19 July through to 12 September, the Proteas will take on England in three ODIs, three T20s and three Tests while they will also play two T20s against Ireland.

Bavuma, who hurt his elbow in the fourth T20 against India two weeks ago, will not feature at all and is only expected to be fit again in around eight weeks.

In his absence, Keshav Maharaj has been named as captain of the ODI side and David Miller will skipper in the T20s. Kagiso Rabada, meanwhile, has been rested from the T20 squad while Gerald Coetzee is called up.

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