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South Africa hopeful Dale Steyn will recover from flu to play India

Image: Dale Steyn: The fast bowler is battling a case of the flu

South Africa are confident Dale Steyn will be fit for their World Cup match with India despite suffering from flu.

"He has a bout of sinusitis but will be back at training tomorrow," the team's media manager Lerato Malekutu said.

Even though Steyn looks certain to take the field in Sunday's key Pool B match against the defending champions, his presence has been underwhelming in the first week of the tournament.

The paceman bowled just seven overs in South Africa's first warm-up match against Sri Lanka and was rested for the second game against hosts New Zealand.

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Steyn was said to be suffering from a sore throat and blocked nose during their World Cup opener against Zimbabwe, where he returned with unflattering figures of 1-64 from nine overs against the lowly-ranked opponents.

Steyn, one of the game's most devastating fast bowlers who has 152 wickets from 97 one-dayers, will be needed in prime form if South Africa are to win their maiden World Cup title.

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Meanwhile, the squad's two consultants, former South Africa opening batsman Gary Kirsten and Australian Michael Hussey, joined the players at training at the St. Kilda club ground.

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Kirsten, who was India's coach when Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men won the 2011 World Cup, is a part-time adviser with his home team. Hussey was specifically taken on board for the current tournament.

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