IND vs SA T20 series – Temba Bavuma Press Conference: With India resting many of their senior players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, one would have made South Africa the favourites. But Proteas’ white-ball captain Temba Bavuma is not taking KL Rahul-led India lightly. Follow INDIA vs SOUTH Africa T20 Series live updates with Insidesport.IN
Ahead of their departure on Wednesday, Bavuma said India will be in good hands with KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and many other senior players in the squad.
“We don’t have the luxury to rest players. India may be resting a few players but the guys who are playing are also in good form and are great players,” Temba Bavuma said at the pre-departure press conference.
IND vs SA T20 Series: Temba Bavuma CONFIDENT of series win but not taking KL Rahul-led Team India lightly despite resting BIG GUNS
For South Africa, who last played a T20 match in the T20 World Cup, will kick start their T20 World Cup 2022 preparations with India series.
“The important thing is to prepare for the World Cup. The guys need to be in a competitive space. And India series will be an important part of the competitive process. The conditions would be different than Australia but it would be important for us to be in that competitive space,” Bavuma said.
IND vs SA T20 Series: Temba Bavuma CONFIDENT of series win but not taking KL Rahul-led Team India lightly despite resting BIG GUNS
IND vs SA T20 Series: Temba Bavuma Press Conference:
On preparations:
We haven’t got together as a team but the rest of the team had good sessions. We will arrive a bit early to get familiarised.
On workload management
With multiple formats, it will be important to manage the workload, especially the bowlers.
IPL form and Tristan Stubbs
It’s good to have players in form. It was good to see David (Miller) lifting the trophy with Gujarat. Others had good seasons too. Stubbs is a great young talent.
IND vs SA T20 Series: Temba Bavuma CONFIDENT of series win but not taking KL Rahul-led Team India lightly despite resting BIG GUNS
Favourites to win?
The important thing is to prepare for the World Cup. The guys need to be in a competitive space. We don’t have the luxury to rest players. The conditions would be different.
India may be resting a few players but the guys who are playing are also in good form.
David Miller:
He has performed exceedingly well in IPL. Whatever feelings of insecurity he had are gone now. We will have a conversation. He is an important member of the team. If he feels he can add more value higher up the order, it is a conversation to have.
On Umran Malik
He is an exciting pace bowling prospect. IPL has been able to unearth these talents. We too have bowlers who can bowl at 150 consistently.
On Dewald Brevis:
He is another exciting prospect. But he has not played any four-day game in South Africa. He needs to play a few First Class games. Otherwise, it will be unfair to throw him into international cricket. We have to tread carefully and ease him into international cricket.
India vs South Africa Series Highlights:
- South Africa will see the return of some big names after their IPL stars opted out of the home series against Bangladesh.
- The likes of Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada and Aiden Markram will all make a comeback to the team.
- Tristan Stubbs, who recently made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians, is in line for his South Africa debut.
- The series also marks the first time that a bilateral series will be played without a bio bubble following the Covid-19 pandemic.
- The BCCI had organised the IPL under restrictions, but have now opened all avenues, including 100% attendance to the fans.
India T20I series vs South Africa itinerary:
| Matches | Date | Venue |
| First T20I | 9 June | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Second T20I | 12 June | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Third T20I | 14 June | Visakhapatnam |
| Fourth T20I | 17 June | Rajkot |
| Fifth T20I | 19 June | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
South Africa squad T20 Series: 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, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen and Marco Jansen.
India squad SA T20 Series: KL Rahul (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (vice-captain, wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.
IND vs SA T20 Series: Despite India resting senior players, Temba Bavuma not taking KL Rahul-led Team India lightly
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