South Africa's Test skipper Faf du Plessis is in question for the inaugural four-day Boxing day-night Test against Zimbabwe, as Cricket South Africa settle on a careful way to deal with dealing with his arrival from damage.





Du Plessis has not played any cricket since late October when he hurt his back amid the second ODI against Bangladesh. He was at first endorsed a month and a half's rest. Nonetheless, in the meantime, du Plessis had surgery on a tricky shoulder. Thus, he had no influence in the as of late finished up Ram Slam and was not named in the CSA Invitation XI to play Zimbabwe in a warm-up coordinate booked for Wednesday.





Mohammed Moosajee, South Africa's group supervisor who is likewise a restorative specialist, revealed to ESPNcricinfo a week ago that du Plessis was "on track", yet in addition stressed that a late choice will be taken given the workload throughout the following three months.





"On the off chance that we reach one week from now and see that Faf would profit by one more week off, at that point we will give him that time," Moosajee said. "We are not going to be silly with his arrival, in light of the fact that there is a considerable measure of cricket throughout the following couple of months."





After the Zimbabwe Test, South Africa have India for three-Tests beginning on January 5, six ODIs and three T20s and afterward have a four-Test home arrangement against Australia in March.





Given that the South African administration favor their players to have some amusement time in the wake of coming back from damage and before speaking to the national side, it appears a superior alternative for du Plessis to sit out the Test and maybe even play in the forthcoming household one-day competition which begins on Wednesday. South Africa would have an instant batting substitution in AB de Villiers, who will play the warm-up coordinate and has announced himself anxious for a Test return. They will likewise likely swing to remain in skipper Dean Elgar, who drove the side at Lord's when du Plessis was on paternity clear out.





South Africa are just anticipated that would name their Test squad after at any rate a portion of the warm-up coordinate has been played and they have observed the advance of some of their different players. Dale Steyn and Chris Morris are both because of play in the match and could make an arrival following huge time out of the amusement. Morne Morkel, who is returning from a side strain, isn't in the squad however as of late played a three-day common match for Easterns, with positive reasons. He played 19.4 overs and took seven wickets for 43 runs.