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AB de Villiers to have surgery, ruled out of Australia tour
- Updated: September 27, 2016
South Africa’s captain AB de Villiers has been ruled out of the home ODI and away Test series against Australia because of a persistent elbow injury. He will have surgery early next week and will need six to eight weeks of recovery time.
“AB has failed to come through his fitness test this morning,” Mohammad Moosajee, SA team manager said. “Although the physio strapped his elbow while he was batting and he did have some relief with some shots, the elbow pain has not gone away completely.
“We have tried the conservative …