South Africa will kickstart their campaign on June 3 against Sri Lanka. South Africa’s many players will try to bring their form back as many players who were out of form will somewhere busy playing IPL. Recently they played a t20i series against West Indies and lost the series ahead of the T20 World Cup and Anrich Nortje had a forgettable outing against Men in Maroon.. The team needs to back their players and plan wisely.
Rob Walter backs Anrich Nortje
White-ball coach Rob Walter backs Anrich Nortje who was far from cricket for more than 6 months due to a stress fracture but still played some matches of IPL his form was not up to the mark, and his economy was almost touching 12 which was a sign of concern, Anrich Nortje is the triumph bowler of South Africa need to be back in the form. Rob Walter said:
“They’ve been tough conditions for a fast bowler and [Nortje was] coming up against a side who were pretty brutal if you were off the mark. He probably experienced the same thing having come off a break into his first four games at the IPL. So he probably landed himself in a perfect storm, which in many ways can harden you and get you even more ready,” Walter told a press conference on Tuesday. “I still don’tbelieve he’s very far away. A world-class performer finds a way and I don’t doubt that he will as well.”
“The idea is to use every person’s x-factor to the best of our ability. His x-factor is his pace so we are always looking to use that 150-plus speed that he has,” Walter said.“The idea is to use every person’s x-factor to the best of our ability. His x-factor is his pace so we are always looking to use that 150-plus speed that he has,” Walter added.
Rob Walter updates about other players
Rob Walter also gave some updates about the senior players who will be joining the squad directly in New York.
“With the IPL unfolding the way it was, as well as this tour in the West Indies, it would have meant that we played the 24th, 25th, 26th, traveled on the 27th, and then played on the 29th, being unsure as to who was going to arrive when from the IPL. So it just wasn’t tenable for us to play a game,” Walter said. “We would have loved to have had one warm-up game; it’s not like we’ve been short of playing.”“Ottneil bowled yesterday”, Walter said. “He performed excellently well, and continues to perform excellently well so I’m very excited by what Ottneil has brought to the side. He is a very simple and highly talented and skilled individual who sort of slides under the radar in terms of the job that he’s doing. He bowls in the toughest parts of the game and finds a way to get it done well,”