Mark Boucher on Tuesday said his bowlers need to be more aggressive in the T20 World Cup in Australia on pitches that will suit their seamers.
The touring South Africans suffered a crushing seven-wicket loss to India in the third one-day international in New Delhi as they went down 2-1.
India skittled out South Africa for 99 in the series decider but it was the bowlers' performance in the second match that bothered Boucher after they failed to defend 278 and let go of a 1-0 advantage in the three-match series. "Australia will suit our fast bowlers a lot better," Boucher, who will step down as the national coach after T20's showpiece event, told reporters. "We have got some good pace, some good bounce in our attack, so we need to keep the aggression there.
I think the last one-day game we played there wasn't enough aggression." The fast bowlers including Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi and Wayne Parnell shared seven wickets between them in the three-match T20 series, which South Africa lost 2-1.