Speaking ahead of the crucial semi-final, Walter said the current team is a new unit, free from the disappointments the Proteas players faced in the last ODI and T20 World Cups.
"The biggest misses in the past have belonged to the people who missed them. This team is a different team. Whatever is ours, we own it. Our closest reflection point is this tournament where we managed to get over the line So that's what we think about," Walter said in the pre-match press conference.
South Africa's reputation for stumbling in high-risk matches is a well-documented saga, but Walter insisted his players are ready to accept the pressure and the emotions that come with it.
"I think when it comes to the semi-finals there's always an energy that you can feel. There will be a mix of emotions that are mixed with excitement with anxiety. Anybody in any sport, if they got to this stage There is competition, it feels like. And really, it's just accepting that and then understanding what you do with it, we still want to play our best cricket in the important moments of the game tomorrow."
South Africa and Afghanistan will be hoping to reach the final of an ICC men's tournament for the first time when the two teams face each other in the first semi-final at the Brian Lara Stadium in Taruba, Trinidad on Thursday.
"The biggest misses in the past have belonged to the people who missed them. This team is a different team. Whatever is ours, we own it. Our closest reflection point is this tournament where we managed to get over the line So that's what we think about," Walter said in the pre-match press conference.
South Africa's reputation for stumbling in high-risk matches is a well-documented saga, but Walter insisted his players are ready to accept the pressure and the emotions that come with it.
"I think when it comes to the semi-finals there's always an energy that you can feel. There will be a mix of emotions that are mixed with excitement with anxiety. Anybody in any sport, if they got to this stage There is competition, it feels like. And really, it's just accepting that and then understanding what you do with it, we still want to play our best cricket in the important moments of the game tomorrow."
South Africa and Afghanistan will be hoping to reach the final of an ICC men's tournament for the first time when the two teams face each other in the first semi-final at the Brian Lara Stadium in Taruba, Trinidad on Thursday.
