Southampton: The scene outside the South African dressing room is upbeat despite the setback of pace ace Dale Steyn being ruled out of the World Cup. The team members were particularly pleased to meet their former teammate Kyle Abbott at the Ageas Bowl which is now the home ground for Hampshire pacer Abbott, 31.

The former SA fast bowling all-rounder shocked many back home when he put an end to his international career by signing a three-year Kolpak deal with Hampshire Cricket in 2017.
Abbott, who played 11 Tests and 28 ODIs for SA, taking 39 and 34 wickets respectively, made the decision when he was at the height of his bowling prowess. He had played six games of the 2015 World Cup before he was forced to make way for a politically motivated move to accommodate a fit-again Vernon Philander in the playing XI for the semi-final which South Africa eventually lost to New Zealand.