Proteas skipper Bavuma out of first Bangladesh Test, maiden red-ball call-up for Brevis

Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh due to an arm injury. 

Cricket South Africa said in a statement on Friday that scans revealed a triceps muscle train in Bavuma's left arm.

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Bavuma will travel with the team to Dhaka on Tuesday and continue his recovery under the supervision of the Proteas medical staff. The Proteas top brass are hopeful that Bavuma would be available for the second Test.

With Bavuma under an injury cloud, Titans batsman Dewald Brevis has been added to the squad as cover. It's the 21-year-old Brevis's maiden Test call-up. He played for South Africa A against Sri Lanka A last month, where he scored 49 and 74 in the second four-day match.

Aiden Markram will captain the Proteas in Bavuma's absence.

Temba Bavuma (captain, Lions), David Bedingham (Western Province), Matthew Breetzke (Warriors), Dewald Brevis (Titans), Tony de Zorzi (Western Province), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans), Wiaan Mulder (Lions), Senuran Muthusamy (Warriors), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), Dane Paterson (Western Province), Dane Piedt (Knights), Kagiso Rabada (Lions), Tristan Stubbs (Warriors), Ryan Rickelton (Lions), and Kyle Verreynne (Western Province)

Elsewhere, fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has been named as a replacement for Nandre Burger, who will miss the tour due to a lumbar stress fracture.

The Proteas will convene for a red-ball camp at the Centre of Excellence in Pretoria from 12-14 October.

The first Test against Bangladesh is in Dhaka from 21-25 October, with the second scheduled for Chattogram from 29 October-2 November.