Proteas coach Shukri Conrad says fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi are available for the first Test against India in Centurion, which starts on Tuesday.

Rabada (heel) and Ngidi (ankle) have been struggling with injury, but appeared to bowl without discomfort during a nets session on Saturday.

“They are both here with us and that means they are available for selection as things stand,” Conrad said at a press conference.

“We have not called anybody in as a replacement and hopefully come the morning of the match we have 15 fit players to select from.”

Meanwhile, 23-year-old quick Gerald Coetzee, who has taken nine wickets in two Tests, is set to play on a Centurion pitch that is expected to offer pace and bounce.

“He’s still a baby in Test cricket,” Conrad said. “He’s been phenomenal every time he’s stepped onto the field, whether it be with the white ball in his hand or the red one. This is just going to be another step.

“He brings aggression, he brings something that we’ve always prided ourselves on as South Africans, which is pace.

“He brings all of those elements and hopefully through the experience he builds in the [T20] league’s and playing for South Africa with the white and red ball, in a couple of years’ time he can be leading our bowling attack.”