India, Oct. 17 -- The stage is all set for a Kagiso Rabada return. The fast bowler, who missed the opening South Africa-Australia Test at Kingsmead, Durban due to a hamstring problem, is a cinch for the second game starting at Gqeberha on Sunday.

The Proteas missed the 31-year-old badly in the series opener as they succumbed to a humiliating 214-run defeat on the last day. Top-order batter David Bedingham, who failed to convert his starts into big runs in both innings at Kingsmead with scores of 49 and 46, believes Rabada's return to the team is good news for the Proteas, trailing 1-0 in the three-game rubber at present.

The right-hander, who looked effortless as long as he was at the crease in the first game, cites the fast bowler's to...