{"id":21503,"date":"2025-12-22T16:54:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/sas-conrad-flags-areas-for-improvement-ahead-of-t20-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:32:32","slug":"sas-conrad-flags-areas-for-improvement-ahead-of-t20-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sas-conrad-flags-areas-for-improvement-ahead-of-t20-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"SA\u2019s Conrad flags areas for improvement ahead of T20 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad has admitted that there are still areas of concern in his team as SA prepares for the ICC T20 World Cup in February and March in India.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Conrad recently led the side in a five-match T20 series in India, which Proteas lost 3\u20131. He says the tour provided valuable insight ahead of the global showpiece.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Conrad\u00a0has identified the need for greater stability in both the batting order and the bowling unit as key focus areas ahead of the tournament.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI think the top of the order, whether it\u2019s opening or number three, we\u2019ve got two,\u00a0Quinton and Aiden and we\u2019re probably looking at another batter at the top of the order,\u201d Conrad said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He also pointed to the absence of key bowlers as a factor in recent performances.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cYou\u2019re missing someone like Kagiso, who\u2019s massive for us in the bowling department,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Conrad added that execution under pressure remains an area for improvement. \u201cI still think we can execute a little bit better with the ball when under pressure,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Despite the concerns, Conrad believes the team\u2019s recent struggles may be partly due to a lack of match sharpness. \u201cThe guys just need a few matches under their belt, we haven\u2019t played T20 cricket in a long time,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>SA\u00a0will continue fine-tuning their preparations as they build towards the T20 World Cup in India.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14989,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-21503","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Conrad recently led the side in a five-match T20 series in India.","published_date":null,"news_description":"Conrad recently led the side in a five-match T20 series in India.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/21503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/21503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25146,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/21503\/revisions\/25146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=21503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}