http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers upbeat for his role as a wicketkeeper – Cricket News Update
After having reservations about being a full-time wicketkeeper batsman for South Africa following Mark Boucher’s unfortunate retirement, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 now feels much more confident about his role in the side.
“It took me a while but I’m into a nice rhythm,” shared de Villiers.
Taking over the responsibility from Boucher around six months back, the 28-year-old was reluctant to carry on as a permanent wicketkeeper batsman due to his poor history with back issues. In turn, the number one wicketkeeper in South Africa’s domestic circuit,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thami-Tsolekile-c2662, was asked to standby. However, following the Australian tour, the Pretoria born altered his stance in support of the selectors’ proposal to have an extra option at No.7 position for the Proteas.
“I understand what my role is and I make time for both keeping and batting. It is definitely possible to do both. I don’t feel tired after a day’s play and I don’t feel tired after a Test match, for me it’s more mental than anything else,” added de Villiers.
The 28-year-old pulled out of the home T20 series against New Zealand to preserve himself for Test matches. Talking about it he further said, “We play a lot of cricket throughout the year and we are in a situation where we have to manage it (the workload).
I feel refreshed and hungrier than ever and hopefully the results will show.”
Since taking the gloves for South Africa, de Villiers’ batting performances did witness a decline. However, he answered his critics by scoring a match-winning 169 in the second innings at Perth to aid http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
After sustaining their top position on ICC’s Test rankings, the Proteas are now looking to stretch their lead on the points table. Following the T20 series win against the Black Caps, South Africa will enter Newlands banking on their impressive record at
the venue. While http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849.
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