CAPE TOWN, Dec 4: South African Test cricketer Herschelle Gibbs will enter a month-long alcohol rehabilitation programme starting on Monday.

“Herschelle is feeling quite positive,” the player’s agent Donne Commins said on Thursday. “He is looking forward to dealing with the issues that have been plaguing him.”

Gibbs announced his decision after appearing in court on Wednesday on charges of drunk-driving. The case was postponed until March.

The 34-year-old was sent home from the national squad in shame last month for breaking a team curfew the day before South Africa were to play Bangladesh in a Twenty20 International.

A press release from Cricket South Africa (CSA) said he would only be selected in future if he agreed to undergo rehabilitation for alcohol abuse.—Reuters