Pretoria-born Du Plessis has, however, admitted that the Proteas are facing a tough time and the players need to be strong in order for them to survive, especially in the upcoming fourth Test match against England.

The 35-year-old Du Plessis also said that he is going to be part of the Proteas squad until maybe after the Test series against the West Indies in July and August this year.

Proteas captain Faf du Plessis is not retiring just yet following uninspiring performances in the last two Test matches, which the South African national team lost to England.

The Port-Elizabeth born keeper has played more than 300 games for his team, conceding only 117 goals.

SuperSport United goalkeeper Ronwen Williams is hoping to consolidate his position as Bafana Bafana number one goalkeeper.

Rabada is expected to be replaced by left-arm quick Beuran Hendricks in the starting 11 while Temba Bavuma looks set to make a much-anticipated comeback.

With the appointment of the new coaching staff and their consultants, Rabada also hinted that maybe there could be a little too much interference in how the team should actual execute their duties out on the field.

The 24-year-old Rabada, however, left his teammates with some words of encouragement despite his and the teams’ hardships in the titanic series with the English leading 2-1 going into the last Test at the Imperial Wanderers.

The ban also means that Rabada, who has taken 197 wickets for the Proteas in just 43 Tests at an average of 22.98, will miss out on the opportunity to reach the magical 200 Test Wickets milestone in his home ground, in front of his home fans.

Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has confessed that being banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the Wanderers Test match has been hurting but has vowed to stop letting himself and his team down in future.