AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn will make their return to the Proteas Test side in the experimental four day match against Zimbabwe on Boxing Day in Port Elizabeth.
The veteran duo who made their debut in the same venue as that of the once-off day night Test return to the fold alongside all rounder Vernon Philander who last played in the last Test against England at The Oval in July before being sidelined by injury.
South Africa have had to do without de Villiers in white clothing for almost two years, thanks to a self-imposed absence where he cited “managing his workload” in an effort to elongate his career.
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The 33-year old’s hiatus exposed a vulnerability in the Proteas’ batting line-up as perform