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Cricket star Vernon Philander’s brother fatally shot in Ravensmead
The shooting took place on the corner of 7th Avenue and Webner Street earlier on Wednesday and the shooter is still at large.
Seam bowler Philander has consented to the termination of his deal.
Buttler was fined 15% of his match fee and given one demerit point by the International Cricket Council for an expletive-laden outburst against South Africa’s Vernon Philander.
Vernon Philander has called time on his international career with the announcement of his retirement from all forms of international cricket at the end of the Test series against England in January 2020.
Dale Steyn, the returning Vernon Philander, man-of-the-moment Duanne Olivier and Kagiso Rabada all claimed wickets in a relentless hailstorm of swinging, bouncing deliveries at Newlands Stadium today.
Faf du Plessis has confirmed the inclusion of Vernon Philander -who has recovered from a broken thumb that kept him out of the first Test - in the line-up for Newlands on 3 January.
The bowling strength of both teams is formidable, despite the lack of what had been anticipated as an intriguing match-up of exceptionally accurate seamers between South Africa's Vernon Philander and Pakistan's rising star Mohammad Abbas.
Proteas convener of selectors Linda Zondi has confirmed that uncapped Cape Cobras fast bowler Dane Paterson has been added to the Proteas Test squad as injury backup for Vernon Philander for the first Test against Pakistan.
Kagiso Rabada has been nominated for four awards and Aiden Markram for three awards.
Fast bowler Rabada made contact with Smith’s shoulder after dismissing him in the first innings of their six-wicket victory in Port Elizabeth.
Vernon Philander took career best figures of 6/42 to bowl India out and help South Africa record a 73-run victory in the first Test.
The Proteas' fast bowlers ripped through the Indian batting line-up, to leave the visitors reeling at tea on 82/7, still 126 runs short of victory in the first test at Newlands in Cape Town.
A trio of Proteas stalwarts in AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander have been included in the South African test squad for the once off day night test match against Zimbabwe starting on Boxing Day in Port Elizabeth.
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada says there are players who are good enough to step up into the shoes of injured bowling duo Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander.
South Africa trail 2-1 in the series after being well beaten at The Oval as they were bowled out before tea on Monday.
Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis says nobody expected Philander’s illness to get worse.
Vernon Philander suffered a freak injury in a warm-up game of soccer before the second test in Bangalore.
Philander headed off the field in Bangalore with the second Test match just days away.
Allegations are rife that there was selection interference in the team that played the semifinal.