The Proteas have lost the services of fast bowler Gerald Coetzee for next month's two-Test series against the West Indies in the Caribbean.
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Cricket South Africa announced on Thursday that Coetzee is laid low by a left side strain. The 23-year-old sustained the injury while playing for Texas Super Kings in Major League Cricket in the United States earlier this month.
Further assessments by the Proteas medical team deemed the player unfit for the tour.
North West Dragons quickie Migael Pretorius has been named as Coetzee's replacement.
