IPL 2022: South Africa Test players led by Kasigo Rabada likely to skip Bangladesh Tests

New Delhi: South Africa Test players including Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi have chosen to play the IPL over the home Test series against Bangladesh beginning 31 March. The series starts with three ODIs scheduled on 18, 20 and 23 March respectively where the star players will be available. [caption id=“attachment_10277821” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  File image of Kagiso Rabada. AP[/caption] Earlier, majority of the South Africa players were expected to miss the first week of IPL starting 26 March due to national commitments. ESPN Cricinfo reported that the Rabada, Ngidi and Marco Jansen will miss the Tests to be available for the IPL from the beginning. Jansen, who impressed in the home series against India, was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad at the IPL auction while Punjab secure the services of Rabada. Ngidi will represent Delhi Capitals. Question marks remain over the availability of Anrich Nortje due to fitness issues. He was one of the retained players for Delhi Capitals. Test skipper Dean Elgar had called “litmus test of loyalty” for the IPL bound players. However it is understood that BCCI top brass must have reached out to CSA counter-parts for a middle of the road solution. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.