Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 21 (ANI): South African pacer Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the second Test against India due to a rib bone stress injury that kept him out of the first Test in Kolkata, reported ESPNCricinfo on Friday.

As per ESPNCricinfo, Rabada has not made sufficient progress in his recovery ahead of the series-deciding Test, set to start on Saturday.

"The injury has been closely monitored by the Proteas medical team, and due to ongoing discomfort in the affected area, Rabada has been withdrawn from the remainder of the tour," Cricket South Africa said in a statement on Friday morning, a day off from the start of the game.

"He will continue the initial phase of his four-week rehabilitation program with the Proteas medical team before returning to South Africa

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