Between the injuries, the illness, the comings and goings in the squad and need to adapt to the style of a new head coach, it’s been a topsy-turvy build-up for Temba Bavuma’s Proteas ahead of the first ODI against the West Indies on Thursday.
The Proteas are missing Keshav Maharaj, who will undergo surgery for a ruptured Achilles on Friday, an incident captain Bavuma said caused some emotional scenes during last weekend’s celebrations after the Test series win over the West Indies.
There’ll be lots of debutants throughout the series according to Bavuma. That much is clear from the squad, with Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Tony de Zorzi and Gerald Coetzee all yet to play an ODI. We want to use the series with the West Indies to refine the way we are playing and to keep growing from that point of view.The priority will always be to win the series but there will be an effort to widen the pool and give guys opportunities. We’d like to see where they will fit in with our plans moving forward,” the South African captain said.
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