Durban, Oct. 8 -- South Africa are expected to give pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada until the start of the first Test against Australia to prove his fitness for the series opener that starts on October 9 at Kingsmead.

Rabada has not played at any level since featuring for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the end of May this year. The right-arm pacer is racing to recover in time for the three-match series against Australia after suffering a hamstring injury during training in August, wrote ICC.

Last month, South Africa coach Shukri Conrad said that Rabada's recovery was progressing well. The 31-year-old was also seen bowling in the nets during training on Wednesday ahead of the first Test in Durban.

However, Proteas tea...