Bavuma trends once again after Proteas series defeat to India

Proteas captain Temba Bavuma found himself trending once again following Proteas’ series defeat to India on Thursday.

The 33-year-old was rested for the T20I and ODI series against India, with Aiden Markram taking over as captain.

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The Proteas suffered a 78-run defeat in the third and final One Day International against India at Boland Park.

The Proteas lost the ODI series 2-1.

Bavuma faced criticism and abuse from fans after he had a disastrous World Cup campaign which saw the Proteas eliminated in the semi-finals.

I'm sorry but a Proteas team without Temba Bavuma is just not the same for me. lol

— Ami (@AmiJaneD) December 14, 2023

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Having rested for the white ball format, Reeza Hendricks, who was kept out of the team for underperforming Bavuma at the World Cup, was given a chance to cement his place in the team but has struggled to make a huge impact.

Toni de Zorzi was the one who made an impact helping the Proteas win the second ODI match. He was once again the team’s top performer on Thursday but failed to score his second successive hundred.

After the team’s loss against an inexperience Indian side, some fans asked for Bavuma to return.

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@ModisaWaDinku wrote: “This would have not happened had Temba Bavuma been fit.”

@bhaskar_sanu08 wrote: “South Africa is missing Temba Bavuma as a batsman and captain in this series.”

@chumani_gugwini wrote: “Temba Bavuma literally carried us to the World Cup with the same woeful and inconsistent batting line up and then got so much abuse when we got there and his form suffered.

“The hypocrites among ya’ll owe him an apology but you won’t say anything,” he said in a tweet.

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