South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma's picture from a pre-World Cup captains' meet went viral on social media on Wednesday. The photo that was circulated online had Bavumna sitting on a chair alongside other players on the stage during the meet.
In the picture, Bavuma seemed to be sleeping and almost everyone believed it before the player himself came out to clear the air on it. "Temba Bavuma has just fallen asleep in the World Cup captain's conference," wrote England's Barmy Army while sharing the photo on X, formerly Twitter. "I blame the camera angle, I wasn't sleeping," replied Bavuma on the post. See it here: I blame the camera angle, I wasn't sleeping South Africa head into the World Cup without key pacers Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala who were ruled out of the tournament due to injuries.
However, the Temba Bavuma-led side seemed to have picked up the pace at the right time. Last month, the Proteas defeated Australia 3-2 after being 2-0 down in a recent ODI series, winning the last three matches by more than 100 runs each time.
Proteas will play their World Cup opening match against Sri Lanka at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 7. New Zealand disposed of the South African challenge by seven runs, courtesy Duckworth-Lewis method in their last World Cup warm-up game on Monday.