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World Cup fate: Proteas seniors must stay at the wheel as Dutch date with destiny looms

The quartet of debutants in Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs for the second ODI against the West Indies on Saturday, of which three were retained for the third ODI on Tuesday, indicate that a new page has been turned for the Proteas.

The batting group from that clutch of starters didn't quite come off, but the fact that two of them were entrusted with another run was a show of faith in their ability.

De Zorzi and Rickelton, after all, had done more than enough in the 1-Day Cup to justify national team selection.

While their presence may be unnerving for other candidates, the reasons for their selection are clear - their undoubted talent. 

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Someone like Test and ODI captain Temba Bavuma, who has been around the Proteas setup, knows better than most that once there is a group of new players, it becomes incumbent on the senior players to lead the way. 

Where Bavuma may have failed in the first Test against the Windies with an unfortunate pair in his Test captaincy debut, Aiden Markram picked up the slack with his imperious ton during that match.

Both Bavuma, emphatically ending his century drought in Tests, and Markram succeeded in the second Test and, subsequently, Bavuma again delivered in the second ODI with a knock of 144 off 118 after the first was washed out.

Spreading the responsibility load is something that has appealed to Bavuma, who as the Test and ODI captain, brings composure and stability to the team.

"We may have given players opportunities, but we had guys like Quinton de Kock around, and I also was around," Bavuma said.

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