Miller not about to lambast fellow Proteas batters for one failure: 'We're finding ways to win'

David Miller is not going to be as ruthless as Quinton de Kock in lambasting the Proteas' specialist batters for one-off failures that require intervention from the middle- or lower-order as their quest for reaching the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup hots up.

In the aftermath of last Sunday's epic but tight victory over India in Perth, bowling all-rounder Wayne Parnell noted that De Kock had told him that if he's required to bat during matches in this tournament, the "proper" batters aren't doing their jobs.

He's not wrong, but Miller rather believes it illustrates that South Africa, who face Pakistan in Sydney on Thursday, have found different avenues towards victories.

"I suppose if the batters are doing their job, then the allrounders and bowlers, we don't really need them to bat," said the dynamic left-hander, who's become the batting talisman of this outfit.

"But obviously in training, the guys are really putting in the hard work. The tail end, allrounders, as well, because going into competitions like this in one or two games we might need them. So yeah, definitely putting in the yards.

"I suppose we are finding lots of ways to win. We've done it over a period of time now. I'd say probably the last year, we've found ourselves in tricky situations and managed to get over the line.

"I think the continuity of the squad over time, guys have managed to sort of find their roles; if one guy isn't doing well, another guy picks up the slack. Yeah, it's difficult to be successful in this format, as there's a lot of different kind of variables, but we've managed to do well and play as a team."

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In fact, De Kock might've been a bit harsh