Dane Paterson can ‘hit the stumps’ for Proteas in Gqeberha, says Temba Bavuma

Just a day after the scheduled conclusion of the second Test against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park, the Proteas will do battle with Pakistan in a T20 International further down the coast at Kingsmead.Never before have the Proteas been forced to split up their squads in this manner and play two internationals across different formats within the space of 24 hours.But such is the modern-day cricket landscape that any form of whinging about the schedule will merely fall on deaf ears.It’s best to simply accept one’s fate, move on as quickly as possible, and focus on the task at hand.And…