Proteas captain Temba Bavuma backing Wiaan Mulder 'to play his own game' at Lord's in WTC final
Proteas all-rounder Wiaan Mulder will occupy the important No 3 role in the World Test Championship final against Australia. Picture: BackpagePix
LONDON: Allrounder Wiaan Mulder will hold down the crucial No 3 spot in the Proteas batting line-up against Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord's on Wednesday.
Mulder has only walked to the crease at first drop in two of his previous 29 Test innings. His only Test century has also come at No 7 on the tour to Bangladesh last year.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma has come out in full support of the 27-year-old to handle the pressure of facing up to a high-quality Australian attack.
'I think Mulder is quite young obviously in that position, but I think having played with Mulder, having seen him, the way he's kind of grown in the last two years within the red-ball family.
"It's about giving him a lot more confidence, keep backing him, and just allowing him to do what he does best,' Bavuma told the media at Lord's on Tuesday.
'So, I mean, I think, yes, he has an opportunity in a pressure situation, but I think he can take comfort from the fact that the guys are backing him. We just want him to go out and play his game.'
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