T20 World Cup: No ’emotional’ decision on captaincy for South Africa skipper Bavuma after exit

The
Proteas
fumbled
their
final
game
against
an
impressive
Netherlands
side,
coming
up
short
in
a
13-run
loss
that
allowed
Pakistan
to
capitalise
and
leapfrog
them
into
the
top
two.

That
sends
the
latter
and
India
through
to
join
New
Zealand
and
England
in
the
knockout
stages
of
this
year’s
tournament,
leaving
South
Africa
out
in
the
cold
after
just
two
wins.

Having
missed
out
on
qualification
to
the
semi-finals
a
year
ago
following
an
inferior
net
run
rate,
it
marks
the
second
successive
T20
World
Cup
in
which
they
have
underperformed,
but
Bavuma
is
in
no
rush
to
decide
his
next
steps.

“It’s
been
a
tricky
time,”
he
stated.
“To
be
considering
that
now,
a
lot
of
it
will
be
emotional,
in
terms
of
my
role
as
captain
within
the
team.
It’s
something
I
will
think
about.
I
will
speak
to
the
relevant
people.

“We
have
to
see
who
comes
in
as
a
coach.
Generally
when
you
have
changes
like
that,
they
might
come
in
with
a
different
style.

“They
might
find
a
different
leader
to
execute
whatever
vision
or
style
of
play
that
they
have.
It
will
be
emotional
now
if
I
think
about
all
of
that.”

Bavuma
admitted
the
burden
of
captaincy
amid
frustrating
tournaments
for
his
side
had
been
near
the
front
of
his
thoughts,
adding:
“Mentally,
it
does
eat
at
you
as
a
player.

“You
try
to
manage
your
mental
space
as
much
as
you
can.
You
try
to
control
what
gets
to
you
but
with
social
media,
whatever
is
being
said
out
there
always
gets
to
you.

“I
always
try
to
keep
a
level
head,
through
all
the
good
and
the
bad
times.
I
try
to
be
as
close
to
myself
as
possible.
Not
just
for
myself
but
for
this
group.
We
are
going
to
take
a
lot
of
flack
as
a
group
and
rightly
so.”