Johan Botha is more than happy to make way for Shane Watson in the Rajasthan Royals batting line-up when the Australian returns from national duty.
With Watson away in Bangladesh and the Royals a little short on options at the top, captain Shane Warne decided to promote Botha to number three against the Deccan Charges. It turned into a masterstroke as he smashed an unbeaten 67 from 47 balls in their eight-wicket win.
Not to be outdone, Watson went big (and some more) in the second ODI against Bangladesh on Monday as he smashed 185 from 96 balls, including a record 15 sixes to leave Warne with a poser for later in the tournament.
However, Botha insists he'll move back down the order if his captain asks him to do so.
"Yes I had loved to bat at number three and would like to do so but Shane is likely to join the team in a couple of days and I might be asked to play at any other number," he told PTI. "He is the best player in world and I am ready to bat anywhere my captain Shane Warne asks me to."
There are concerns that Indian batsman Rahul Dravid is batting a little too slowly at times, but Botha says it's not a problem.
"We can't blame him for a bit slow knock in previous match," the South African said. "He gets stuck at times but that happens to most of the batsmen. He is a great player and his role is to provide stability to the batting order."
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