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CAPE TOWN : With a battery of quick bowling backed up by some formidable batters, South Africa have the opportunity to finally break their World Cup duck at the Twenty20 tournament in Australia.
Former Proteas seam bowler Vernon Philander says recently retired ex-internationals need to be better utilised in the South African cricket system to help get current players better equipped technically and mentally for international cricket.
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.
The Proteas completed their white-ball tour of India in Delhi on Tuesday, going down by 7 wickets in the third ODI after being rolled for just 99 batting first.
Under-fire captain Temba Bavuma is running out of time to find his batting form before leading South Africa's challenge for a maiden T20 World Cup title in Australia.
Bavuma is so out of nick that he was overlooked in the auction for South Africa's new T20 franchise competition and followed that by scoring only three runs in three innings in the recent T20 series in India. South Africa play warm-up games against New Zealand and Bangladesh in Brisbane on October 17 and 19, before a potential opening World Cup match against the West Indies on October 24, providing the Caribbean team top their preliminary group as expected. South Africa have a poor record in global tournaments, never winning a World Cup or reaching a final in either 50-over or Twenty20 formats.
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher on Tuesday said his bowlers need to be more aggressive in the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia on pitches that will suit their seamers.
Mark Boucher has coached his final ODI for South Africa.