Quinton de Kock says South Africa's batters will need to be adaptable at T20 World Cup

Rickleton made a triumphant return to the Proteas T20 side with two solid innings in the series against West Indies at No 3 in the lineup as opposed to his usual position as an opener.

The two opening slots are filled by De Kock and captain Aidan Markram, meaning Rickleton was forced to adapt to a new role to secure his place in the team, and De Kock thinks he has done an admirable job so far.

"I think guys like specifically Ricks, who's batting a little bit out of position, it's something that he's not used to, but the last two innings, he batted really well," De Kock said.

"I think he just worked on one or two things he needed to do in order to bat number three. You can see it's doing really well for now, and obviously, he's got some confidence from it."

The wicketkeeper-batter highlighted the importance of this kind of adaptability when playing a tournament in the Indian sub-continent, where conditions can vary greatly depending on the location and time of day.

"I think the wickets are going to play a difference. Especially that I see we've got a day game. So wickets in India do change from day to night," he said.

"I think we've always spoken about the South African batters being adaptable in our games, not being a one certain batter. Everybody needs to play multiple roles, not just one certain role.

"Even though they're known to do one certain role, they're still processing being a world-class batter. So, we've always spoken about it. It's just a matter of adding options to guys' games. Knowledge of the game, when to pull the trigger, how to balance, these sorts of things.

"There are still some youngsters, and we still try to help them where we can. But pretty much we're trying to be as adaptable as we can. Almost put it where anybody can bat anywhere at a certain time."

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