South Africa dismissed the talk of the Indian team being a weak side. “I think it’s a bit unfair. We won the first two games pretty confidently and lost today. The Indians are not weak. The players have done well in their domestic tournaments and IPL, I don’t think they have been given a chance just for this. These are great players and there is no hope for us because we know we have to play well to win and that’s what we did in the first two games. They were a much better team today and we should expect that. I don’t think you guys were thinking that we will come here and win the series 5-0 because all the big names are not there. In my opinion, it is a good Indian team,” Bavuma said after the match.
Speaking about what went wrong in the game, he said: “The spinners came and put us under pressure in this game. The conditions were good for the slow bowlers and the Indian spinners took advantage of the conditions. Look, we are not a partnership. going or any pace today. The bowlers put pressure on us and we didn’t really go ahead. We batted really well in the series but today was a holiday for the batsmen.
Would it have been a good option to bat first? “It’s a good point, but obviously, we’re trying to play with what’s in front of us at the moment. You know, batting second and chasing has been favorable for us as a team. if we get Australia And if batting first is a favorable option, we can do that. But at the moment we are trying to play the best according to the conditions and trying to see what is best for us as a team.
On the opening combination, the South Africa captain said: “A boy likes quinton (De Kock) is a big player for us and plays at the top of the order but unfortunately he is not available because he is injured. us Riza (hendrix) as a back-up option and hence it is getting the opportunity. We have full faith in them and we are supporting them. This is the team that we have had for the last two years and obviously when the team loses there are many areas where we can point things out.
“As I said at the beginning of the innings we want to get stability at the top but we haven’t been able to get it because of Quinton not being available. In terms of my game and my role within the team, people understand it. There’s a lot of power players out there around me and I try to keep it tight at the other end – that’s my role. It’s been a success for us and it’s not going to change. We’re going to move on with that. intends,” he said.
Will the team rethink its batting strategy for the first few overs? “I don’t think so. That’s always been our approach and strategy as a team. The first two overs, we usually take a look at things and then try to get some momentum in the innings and it’s going to be big power. Let’s set it up for the players. It’s a strategy that has worked well for us over the years. I think, for a loss, it would be foolish to change our strategy,” he said.
Bavuma said the dew didn’t play much of a role in the game. “If there was dew, it wouldn’t have affected their spinners and they bowled really well. They brought the spinners in early in the innings and it made a big difference. It didn’t look like there was dew but it was damp. ”