The same problem removed him from the selection equation for the first T20 between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Newlands on Tuesday.
If that sounds familiar it’s because Nortjé was recovering from an ankle injury in December when Kolkata Knight Riders acquired him at the equivalent‚ at Wednesday’s exchange rate‚ of R420,400.
He might have fetched significantly more rupees had the auction been held after South Africa’s one-day series against Sri Lanka last month.
Nortjé made his international debut in the rubber‚ and in only four games in the format — in which he took eight wickets at an average of 18.75 and an economy rate of 4.76 — he has made himself a candidate for South Africa’s World Cup squad.