South African coach Ottis Gibson admitted on Tuesday that fitting Dale Steyn into the team for the first Test against India in Cape Town was a selection headache. "He's had a year off," said Gibson about the long-time number one bowler in the world, who is recovering from a serious shoulder injury. A virus prevented Steyn from proving his match fitness in last week's two-day rout of Zimbabwe. It would have been his first Test appearance since November 2016. "He might well play this weekend, depending on the make-up of the team," said Gibson ahead of the start of the three-match series on Friday.

Pace attacker Dale Steyn having broken down in three of the last five Tests he has played since late 2015, Gibson said he had to be cautious. "I wouldn't think that if you were to pick a three-man seam attack plus a spinner that you would want to put him into that three-man attack in case something happened. It would leave you too vulnerable in case he doesn't finish a game." Gibson said, though, that there was a possibility, depending on conditions, that South Africa might opt for an extra bowler, which would bring Steyn into the picture. Dale Steyn had played 85 Test match and pick up 417 wicket for the Proteas, if he pick five more wickets then he will be the leading pace bowler for South Africa.