Durban - Imran Tahir is as important to the attack as Dale Steyn, Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis said ahead of South Africa's clash against Australia in Durban on Wednesday.
"Imi is very important to me. He's as big a strike bowler as a Dale Steyn is to our team and the success of Imran Tahir in the World Cup is going to hugely determine how well we do," Du Plessis said on Tuesday.
With rain forecast for the Kingsmead clash - after the washed-out opening match in Port Elizabeth - Du Plessis was looking towards the forthcoming T20 World Cup in Bangladesh which starts on Sunday.