The 20-year old Ngidi‚ who impressed in his first three T20 matches for the Proteas against Sri Lanka last month‚ said that he had started running and that he would bounce back stronger in the coming days or weeks.
“Back to running‚ recovery looking very good and coming back stronger‚” he posted on Twitter.
Lungi landed awkwardly on his left hip while fielding during the 3rd T20 against Sri Lanka in Cape Town and was forced to withdraw from the ODI squad‚ where he was primed to make his debut in that format.
In the three T20s that he has played so far against Sri Lanka‚ Ngidi captured the imagination of the demanding South African public with his raw pace‚ which resulted in six wickets from three innings.
He was at his devastating best in the second T20 where he ended his allotted four overs with a handsome return of 4/19 and he was unlucky that South Africa lost the nail-biting match by three wickets with two balls remaining.
With the unavailability of Kyle Abbott‚ who has since signed a Kolpak deal with English side Hampshire that rules him out of selection for the Proteas for the foreseeable future‚ Ngidi has a golden opportunity to fight for a place in the limited overs sides.
At the time of his injury late last month‚ which was set to keep him out of action for three to four weeks‚ Proteas team manager Mohammed Moosajee said Ngidi’s availability for selection for the tour to New Zealand would be subject to passing the required return-to-play protocol.
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