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Boucher insists Australia's easier-going conditions grant Bavuma enough time to find form

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The Proteas have no qualms nor any feelings of panic allowing skipper Temba Bavuma to regain his form in their two warm-up matches before commencing their ICC T20 World Cup campaign later this month.Under severe pressure from the outside, the diminutive right-hander missed out on vital time in the middle when he was ruled out of the last two ODIs against India after contracting a "mild infection", a frustrating turn of events for a man who's only made 27 runs in his last six international innings.Yet head coach Mark Boucher believes a change of scenery in Australia, where the showpiece tournament is taking place, could be the tonic for Bavuma to be more relaxed about his own game.STAT ATTACK | Numbers paint grim picture of Temba Bavuma's suitability for T20 cricket"Temba was out sick.

As you know in India, you can sometimes just wake up and feel unwell. That's what happened to [Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi] too, we had no other choice [than to rest them].

Simple as that. They weren't feeling great," he said."Temba would've liked to get some form before the World Cup and it was unfortunate that he got sick for the last two ODIs.

It would've been the perfect opportunity for him top get in and find some form."However, Down Under's more easy-paced surfaces could be a boon."We do still have two warm-up games at our disposal and I believe the conditions will suit Temba a bit more in Australia.

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