Published 23:31 IST, October 4th 2022

'Is Temba the right guy?': AB de Villiers delivers his verdict on Bavuma's captaincy

In a recent interaction, AB de Villiers gave detailed analysis to explain whether he believes Temba Bavuma is the right man to lead South Africa or not.

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Even though South Africa registered a 49-run victory in third and final IND vs SA T20I on Tuesday, questions still remain over ir batting going into T20 World Cup 2022. And ir problems begin with ir captain, Temba Bavuma, who has h a dismal run with bat in ongoing series.

With 32-year-old only managing to register scores of 0, 0 and 3 in three matches so far, former Proteas cricketer AB de Villiers has given his verdict on wher Bavuma is right man to le South Africa into upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 or t.

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De Villiers gives his opinion on Bavuma's captaincy

While holding an interaction on Twitter s, AB de Villiers gave a detailed analysis of why he believes Temba Bavuma is right man to le South Africa into T20 World Cup 2022 despite his disastrous performances against India in recently concluded three-match series.

"I think it's a question on everyone's lips at moment," said De Villiers. Is Temba right guy? All of a sudden you start seeing your name in newspapers, you start hearing friends talking about your form and you start doubting wher you belong re or t. But if you guys think about it, to have come to where he is w, you must have a lot of desire and a lot of determination and re must be something very special inside of you. So for Temba to be captain of South Africa alrey is an incredible achievement."

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He went on to d, "re are some fairytales that I've seen on cricket field before, especially from people being out of form going into big tournaments. So, I do believe Temba is right man for job. I believe his form will come at right time, at right place, which re's better than T20 World Cup."

Markram & Miller were only consistent batsmen

While Rilee Rossouw did man to score an emphatic century in third and final T20I against India, he yet lacked consistency, as this hundred came on back of two ducks. Similarly, even though star opener Quinton de Kock did get runs in second and third T20I, he did look way out of shape in second match.

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only two consistent star performers for Proteas in recent series were Aiden Markram and David Miller. Markram scored 25+ runs in both innings that he batted, while Miller t only scored a fantastic century in second match but also smacked a quickfire unbeaten 19 runs off just five deliveries in final T20I.

Considering outstanding form of ir batsmen down order, South Africa only need to dress ir concerns at top. If y are able to do so, y could be a force to reckon with at upcoming T20 World Cup 2022.

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23:31 IST, October 4th 2022