South African batsman Genman Malan heaped praise on senior opener Quinton de Kock, whose aggressive batting at the start made it easy for him in the middle overs during his seven-wicket chase.
“Quinton made it easy for me in the beginning. I just tried to give him as many strikes as possible because I just wanted to let him do his job. He played some ridiculous shots, which are good signs,” said Malan, who chased 288 as South Africa chased down 91 in the second ODI of the three-match series against India in Paarl on Friday. Won victory.
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The right-handed opener said of the flamboyant de Kock, “He is one of the best batsmen in the world, so it was good to bat with him.” 3 sixes) to put South Africa on the road to victory.
Stable partnership is key
The Proteas batsmen’s ability to form partnerships of significance, Malan, who hit 8 fours and 1 six in 91, said that was also a factor in his successes in this series.
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“We were happy to score two hundreds in the last game, and maybe we could have got me or Quinney to score a century here, but I’m very proud of our partnership,” said Malan, who scored 80. Standing with his captain Temba Bavuma.
“We had a hundred partnerships and two 50 partnerships, which means the batsmen are coming in with good plans and good intentions and building good partnerships to make it easier for each other. So…very good signs,” he said.
Boucher not worried about ‘racism’ controversy
Asked whether the findings of the Social Justice and Nation Building report were accusing head coach Mark Boucher of racism and ‘gross misconduct’, Malan said that was not the case, he said. “I just tried to focus on the game and play for everyone in the team and the country.”
“I don’t want to appear ignorant or indifferent… It’s an important series… For me, I just tried to focus on the game and play for the team and everyone in the country,” he said.
Asked how it felt to face India’s attack including Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin, Malan said, “A person like me has seen him bowl in IPL, international games and it’s good time to play against them.
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“It’s kind of a challenge for me to do that in the first and second game… It’s not the best bowling position, it’s a slow wicket. They are a world class team and bowlers, it is good to be challenged against them.”
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