In March, Temba Bavuma took the permanent reigns as South Africa’s T20 skipper, overseeing a string of positive results since. South Africa has had a great last 12 months in the cricketing aspect, with victories in both Test and T20 series in the Caribbean, followed by T20 whitewashes of Ireland and Sri Lanka in July and September. This suggests that the squad benefits from approaching the T20 World Cup with an extra 12 months of development behind them.
While interacting with the Betway team during his preparation for the tournament in UAE, Bavuma spoke briefly about the short captaincy stint and his inspirations in the team. “There was plenty of initial anxiety and fear, I guess, as to how I could take the team to new heights, but actually, I’ve really enjoyed it,” said Bavuma.
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Bavuma, captaining the side in a major tournament for the first time, stated that he was lucky to play with most of his current team members from the school level. So he feels he has got a great understanding and respect within the team, and he is happy that they are behind him. Bavuma broke into the South Africa setup when Proteas legends AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Morne Morkel were still at the fore.
Relaying his experience of playing with those legends to the rest of the squad is a big part of his job. “I draw a lot of inspiration from Amla, particularly,” he says. He feels Amla is similar to him as a player as he wasn’t considered a classic T20 player but remodelled his game.
“Playing with these guys and watching them prepare has given me great experience to pass onto the rest of the squad. I might prepare like Amla, for example, but someone like David Miller, who comes in at the back end of the innings, may prepare like De Villiers,” Bavuma finished. For more similar updates from the T20 World Cup 2021, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com…
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