While the Proteas Test team will take confidence from their T20 counterparts good showing in the Caribbean recently, at the T20 World Cup, ahead of their Test series against the West Indies next month, captain Temba Bavuma says one should not compare the different formats and that a big challenge awaits his men.
Just a few weeks ago, the Proteas T20 team performed brilliantly in the USA and Caribbean and qualified for the World Cup T20 final. The Test team, captained by Bavuma, are now back in the West Indies for a two-Test tour, with the matches starting on 7 and 15 August respectively. Theyll play a warm-up game this coming week.
Little Test cricketWell take a lot of confidence from the team making the World Cup final, said Bavuma before the teams departure to the Caribbean. Theyve grown in leaps and bounds, and a lot of credit must go to that group, even though they didnt make it. Well feed off that confidence.
Bavuma though says the fact his Test team play so little cricket nowadays makes things far more challenging.
It is a challenge all the smaller teams face it. It feels like were starting again, said Bavuma.
