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

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. 

And, in another massive development, explosive batsman Rilee Rossouw returns to the Proteas set-up for the first time in six years. He is also included in the T20 squad. 

"The T20 format is a high priority for us at the moment because of ICC T20 World Cup coming up in a few short months in Australia," selection chief Victor Mpitsang said.

"We are looking to give opportunities to players that we are interested in seeing and working out the best combinations, while also trying to balance our desire to maintain enough consistency within the set up that the players are used to playing together as a team by the time they reach Australia for the World Cup.

"This series will go a long way in helping us achieve all of those objectives.

"While the ODI series is not for Super League points, the 50-over format is of vital importance as we look ahead to the 2023 ICC World Cup in India. The combinations tried and the performances we yielded will go a long way in our build up to that tournament.

"This will be a very long tour for