CAPE TOWN: South Africa captain Temba Bavu­ma is open to talking with David Miller about batting higher up the order in Twenty20 matches as the team prepares for a five-match tour of India starting in June.

Miller has failed to impress for South Africa in white ball cricket in the last few years, but had an outstanding Indian Premier League season with champions Gujarat Titans in a stunning reversal of form.

He batted mostly at number five, as opposed to his usual six with South Africa, where he scored 481 with the best average in the competition of 68.71 at a strike rate of 143.

“He has performed exceedingly well in IPL. Whatever feelings of insecurity he had are gone now,” Bavuma told reporters on Tuesday.

“We will have a conversation. He is an important member of the team. If he feels he can add more value higher up the order, it is a conversation to have,” he added.

The South African team will want to settle their batting order in this series with the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Australia to follow in October.

“The important thing is to prepare for the World Cup,” Bavuma said.

Published in Dawn, June 1st, 2022