Published: Mar 13, 2016, 09:43 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 13, 2016, 09:43 AM (IST)
Faf du Plessis, South Africa skipper is positive about his team’s victory in ICC World T20 2016. He said that if South Africa strive hard and thereby win the coveted trophy, they will no longer have to answer the question that as to why they have not delivered in crucial tournaments. South Africa are often labelled as ‘chokers’ due to their inability to perform in crunch situations and key clashes. Du Plessis believes the presence of two all-rounders in the form of David Wiese and Chris Morris will help the team in the tournament. Yesterday, South Africa won their warm-up match against India by four runs. Full cricket scorecard: India vs South Africa, ICC World T20 2016, warm-up match at Mumbai
Du Plessis was quoted speaking to Cricket Australia’s official website saying, “For me it is about our preparation, which has been really good and then if it happens, hopefully we will have to stop answering the question. T20 cricket is on-the-day performance, how you react to different pressure moments. There is already so much to worry about. For me personally and the team, that is not something we talk about or even think about. About a year-and-a-half ago, we found that all-rounders was one of the boxes we needed to tick.”
“For me, the longer you can make the batting line-up, the better. Successful teams in T20 always had those long batting line-ups and that is what makes us a really strong team. The two of them [Wiese and Morris] coming in that makes our batting line really powerful. There is no longer an easy game. There have been times when you can call someone a minnow, not anymore.”
