South Africa coach Mickey Arthur insists his team has nothing to prove as they look to end their lack of success in the Champions Trophy.
Proteas coach backing players to keep the trophy at home
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur insists his team has nothing to prove as they look to end their lack of success in limited-overs competitions in the ICC Champions Trophy.
The Proteas have struggled to win any tournaments since their re-admittance into the game in the post-apartheid era, with their only success coming in the 1998 Champions Trophy in Bangladesh.
They have only failed to reach the semi-finals on one occasion, while they made the last four in three of the last five editions of the World Cup.
However, after losing at the same stage of the recent World Twenty20, Arthur's side - who are currently rated the best in the world in Tests and ODIs - still have to prove they have the mental fortitude to back up their talents.
And with South Africa hosting next month's event, there will be more pressure than ever to clinch success.
The coach disagrees though, saying: "We are the number one one-day side in the world.
"And we achieved that because we played well and won close to 85% of our matches over the period in which those rankings were done, so there is no need for us to change anything.
"If we play to the best of our ability then we are the best team in the world. What we need to do is to produce quality performances day in and day out.
"We have everything in place; I don't think we need to do anything differently," he told
The Star.
The ICC Champions Trophy gets under way on September 22 when South Africa take on Sri Lanka at Centurion.
