Temba Bavuma, the captain, and Mark Boucher, the coach, both cited the South Africa tour of India as a crucial milestone in getting ready for the T20 World Cup. India has already welcomed the Proteas. But in order to motivate the squad, their leader took him on a “very special excursion” before they left for India. Robben Island, where the late president Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, was the destination of Bavuma and Boucher’s team trip.
Bavuma thinks the trip to Robben Island will inspire the South African squad throughout their tour of India and throughout their career.
The tour was taken last week by the Proteas Men’s Cricket squad. Captain Temba Bavuma’s journey was extremely meaningful.
The Proteas skipper, who is originally from Cape Town but now calls Johannesburg home, has lately been through a difficult time.
“Many of us on the crew found inspiration on the trip to Robben Island. I don’t remember much from the previous time I visited there; I believe I was about eight years old. At the Proteas’ last media session, Bavuma remarked, “This seemed like a fresh experience and it certainly reinforced the feeling of purpose for me.
“From an injury standpoint, the past three months have been the most difficult. It was undoubtedly annoying. It was psychologically challenging to go through that time without really knowing when my elbow would heal.
“I’m here, my elbow feels fantastic, and I clearly decided against having surgery. However, I’m thrilled and grateful to get the chance to run for the Proteas once again.”
On Wednesday, the first Twenty20 match between India and South Africa will take place in Thiruvananthapuram. After missing the England tour owing to an elbow injury, Bavuma is making a return for the Proteas level up. Additionally unexpectedly, he wasn’t chosen for the SA20 League.
The 32-year-old is well aware that scoring runs will stifle his detractors the best. Bavuma struggled on the last trip to India, when he sustained his elbow injury. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, an Indian new-ball bowler, overpowered the Proteas captain, and Bavuma is trying to settle the score.
At his leaving news conference, Bavuma said, “We want to get the boys into shape, most of them have been in form, but people like myself, I’ve been out of action for the last three months so now I’m looking forward to that.”
Personally, I just want to be on the field taking advantage of the chance to play, get runs behind me, and regain my confidence.
“We’re just focused on the here and now, which is our tour of India. The emphasis is also on filling up the preparation gaps, as well as on putting the players in shape before the World Cup and ensuring that we maintain our unity and confidence as a team.
The Proteas have arrived in Trivandrum as part of South Africa’s tour to India. The Indian squad will arrive in the city today. The squad will have its first workout on Tuesday at 5 PM.
The Indian ODI squad has not yet been revealed by the selectors, despite the T20 team having already been revealed. Shikhar Dhawan will serve as the team’s captain since the T20 World Cup participants won’t participate in the ODI Series.
Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, and Shardul Thakur may potentially be taken into consideration.
South Africa Tour of India Schedule
September 28, 1st T20I – Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, 7.30 pm IST
October 2, 2nd T20I – Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, 7.30 pm IST
October 4, 3rd T20I – Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, 7.30 pm IST
October 6, 1st ODI – Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 1.30 pm IST
October 9, 2nd ODI – JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, 1.30 pm IST
October 11, 3rd ODI – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 1.30 pm IST
India vs South Africa Squads
IND T20I Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
SA T20I Squad: Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton De Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo
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