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As England are gearing up to take on South Africa for the three-match T20I series which is slated to start from Wednesday (July 27), their star wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow is reportedly in doubt to play the opener after sustaining an injury on his left knee due to his participation in an unusual training exercise.
Bairstow was seen carrying his teammate Sam Curran on his shoulder while the players were sweating out in the gym. Apparently, Bairstow was walking with an unease on his way to the locker room post the incident but there is no official announcement from the England Cricket Board over his participation in the first T20I against Proteas.
Meanwhile, Bairstow's teammate Reece Topley took to social media and posted the video of the instance on Instagram and since then, it has gone viral on social media. Here is the video:
In the video shared by teammate Reece Topley on Instagram, Bairstow appeared to be in pain as he completed his walk. Bairstow was grimacing as he completed the workout.
Notably, Bairstow has been in a form of his life recently, as he smashed back-to-back centuries in Test series against New Zealand, followed by one-off Test match against India.
While, Jonny Bairstow could not deliver similar performance in white-ball cricket against India as he could only add 7, 38 and 0 in three ODIs. Bairstow’s poor performance at top-of-the order was one of the major reason host lost the three-match home series against Rohit Sharma-led side.
Meanwhile, the second T20I will take place on Thursday, at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, followed by the final fixture on Sunday, at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
England's squad:
Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Richard Gleeson, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, David Willey.
South Africa's squad:
David Miller (c), Gerald Coetzee , Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw , Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen.
