Duminy sent home mid-way from England tour

New Delhi: JP Duminy has been released from the South African squad for the rest of the Test series against England due to an extreme low in form.

The 33-year-old, who made his debut in 2008 and has played 46 Tests, was dropped following the Proteas' first-Test defeat at Lord's.

The Proteas’ skipper Faf du Plessis had made it clear after the first test that it was Duminy’s form with the bat that was concerning him and the squad as well. 

The tourists levelled the series by winning the second Test at Trent Bridge by 340 runs.

The left hander had only managed to score 121 runs in his past eight innings and made just 17 in his two innings against England.

Uncapped right-hander Aiden Markram has been called into the squad as a replacement.

“JP will be the first guy to say he knows he needs to score runs for this team and it’s no different for anyone else,” Sport24 quoted du Plessis as saying.

However he further insisted that Duminy always keeps team’s interest above himself and is always desperate to do well at that position than anyone else.

“He understands that if it has to come to a position where there is someone else that needs to be looked at... he will be the first to acknowledge [that].He is a crucial part of our senior player group and he will always put the team interests above himself so yes, he will be the first to acknowledge that,” du Plessis said.