Temba Bavuma, the captain of the South African team, has stated that he was not dozing off at the 2023 World Cup Captains Meet that took place earlier today (October 4) in Ahmedabad. He attributed the viral photo from the press conference to the camera perspective.
In advance of the 2023 World Cup, the leaders of all 10 teams spoke with the media and broadcasters earlier today at a special ceremony in Ahmedabad. Temba Bavuma, who was representing South Africa, attended the meeting.
A picture of Bavuma dozing off during the Captains Meet quickly became popular on social media. The South African captain quickly clarified, though, that he had not slept off and that the misleading image had been created by the camera angle.
“I blame the camera angle, I wasn’t sleeping,” Bavuma tweeted in response to The Barmy Army, who shared a photo of him sleeping.
Temba Bavuma
Many fans believed that the South African captain had slept off in the middle of the 2023 World Cup Captains Meet, despite Bavuma’s denials to the contrary. A number of them even informed him in the comments section that he was dozing off.
Temba Bavuma’s debut as South Africa’s captain in ICC ODI World Cup
For the first time ever, Bavuma will lead the Proteas in the ICC ODI World Cup this year. On Saturday afternoon (October 7), at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, the South African team will open its 2023 World Cup campaign against the previous winners Sri Lanka.
In the previous edition of the 50-over World Cup held in India, South Africa emerged as the leaders in their group. It will certainly be intriguing to observe whether they can replicate a similar performance this year.
Temba Bavuma’s team competed against New Zealand in a warm-up game before the 2023 World Cup. The D/L system was used by the Blackcaps to win the game by seven runs.