OPINION: Will the Proteas’ bowlers be ready for the T20 World Cup?

Fast bowler Anrich Nortje has not played a match in four weeks after struggling to find his best form in the Indian Premier League. Picture: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Imagesfirst game against Sri Lanka in New York on 3 June, some bowlers are rusty, others are struggling to find form and one is recovering from injury.

And the squad’s other two pace bowlers, Gerald Coetzee and Ottniel Baartman, have got game time under their belts, but neither has displayed great form on the T20 circuit in the last few months.Among the spinners, Keshav Maharaj is also rusty and won’t compete against West Indies, while Tabraiz Shamsi struggled to hit his straps in the recently concluded CSA T20 Challenge.

Bjorn Fortuin, however, is in good form, having taken 18 wickets in 16 matches for the Lions in the domestic T20 Challenge at an economy rate of 5.85. So all-in-all it’s not looking very good, but the Proteas attack will be able to lean on their experience and rely on their depth, which will give them hope at the World Cup. It looks like they’re going to need it.Difficult to predict T20 World Cup winner, says Proteas icon Allan Donald

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