South African fast bowler Dale Steyn revealed on Sunday that he is targeting a stint with English county Hampshire in June as his comeback to competitive cricket.
Steyn, 34, has seldom played in the past two years because of injuries.
But he said on Sunday that he is close to full fitness after missing the series against Australia following his latest setback, a heel injury suffered in the first Test against India in January.
"I could get through 12 or 15 overs but that's not enough to be competitive in a Test match," he said.
Steyn is just two short of Shaun Pollock's South African Test record of 421 wickets. He is likely to have another chance to break the record when South Africa tour Sri Lanka in July.