South Africa have suffered a massive blow ahead of the six-match ODI series against India when AB de Villiers was ruled out of the first three games due to a finger injury. The first India vs South Africa ODI will be played in Durban on February 1. At a time when South Africa will put their number-one ranking on the line against second-ranked India, De Villiers injury has been rather ill-timed. However, India will slip behind England by a fraction of a point if South Africa win the series by 5-1 or better. South Africa expect De Villiers will recover in time for the fourth ODI in Johannesburg on February 10 .

Source: Hindustan Times January 30, 2018 14:03 UTC