South Africa head coach Ottis Gibson on Tuesday hinted that Dale Steyn might have to wait longer to make his comeback as it would be a risk to field the rusty pacer in the first Test against India, beginning here on Friday.
"Dale Steyn is fit again. But I don't know just yet whether we will see him this week," Gibson told reporters on Tuesday.
Steyn is coming back from an injury and played his last Test in November 2016. He is fit but faces stiff competition for a playing eleven spot.
"He has had a year's layoff. I don't think if we were to pick a three-man seam attack plus a spinner that you would want to put him in that three-man attack, in case something happens and that leaves the team vulnerable if he can't finish the game," Gibson said.