Captain Temba Bavuma is excited about the prospect of batting at number four during the Proteas' Test series against the West Indies.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma is excited about the upcoming Test series against the West Indies. Picture: Alex Davidson/ICC/Getty Images
South African Test captain Temba Bavuma is hoping to “score big runs” for his team in the number four batting position when the Bavuma has struggled with hamstring injuries in the last year, so much so that he didn’t bat in the first Test against India in Centurion on Boxing Day after pulling up with an injury during the first session of the match and then he missed the New Years Test at Newlands completely, because of the hurt hamstring.
He has thus played almost no cricket in recent months because of the setbacks while he sat idle, doing rehab work, while the Proteas T20 squad were competing at the recent T20 World Cup, in the Caribbean.“I’ve had no cricket the last couple of months because of all the rehab work I’ve had to do, but now feel refreshed,” said Bavuma ahead of the Proteas’ tour of the West Indies.“But it’s also been mentally and physically tough.
“Me batting there has also got to do with the make up of the team … we’ve got a couple of stroke players in Aiden , Stubbs and Bedingham at five, so it’s a good mix, it works quite well.”Proteas bowler Gerald Coetzee withdrawn from Test series in West Indies
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