Proteas ready to fly under the radar at T20 World Cup: 'It's not all doom and gloom for us' - Bavuma

Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma admits his side will fly under the radar in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia.

South Africa will contest Group 2 alongside India, England, Pakistan and two qualifiers, with the top four teams progressing to the knockout stages.

Bavuma, who missed Monday's T20 warm-up against the Black Caps, is looking to feature in Wednesday's final warm-up against Bangladesh.

South Africa only kick-off their campaign against a qualifier at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Monday, 24 October.

News24 T20 Cricket World Cup coverage

The Proteas come off a 2-1 T20 series defeat against India last month and are not favourites heading into the T20 World Cup.

They are widely known for their misfortunes at ICC events, and at the T20 World Cup it's no different as SA lost in two semi-finals - 2009 against Pakistan and 2014 against India.

READ HERE | JP Duminy backs Proteas to shine at World Cup: Anything is possible in tournaments

Bavuma, though, feels it's not all doom and gloom for the Proteas as they try their best to compete Down Under.

"To be honest, I think the guys are in good spirits," said Bavuma at the ICC Capitan's Day this past weekend.

"We've obviously just come from India where we didn't have the best of series, but I think there's still a lot of confidence that we can take throughout our season and the performances that we've put together as a team.

"I think it's not all doom and gloom for us. We're excited. We're looking forward to this tournament and how far we can go. There's probably not a lot of expectation around us as a team again.

"So I guess for us, we'll be flying under the radar every day, doing the best that we can and preparing as well as we can for all the games and enjoy the journey, as well."

Protea