Charlton believes the Warriors have enough depth to cope with the demands of the competition, with the title defence unlikely to be decided by the same 11 players throughout the campaign.
“It’s going to be a squad effort,” he said.
“There are going to be different moments where different players have to step up, so everyone must be ready when their opportunity comes.”
Though they were disappointed when their CSA 1st Class Series clash against the Titans at the Absa Oval at Nelson Mandela University was rained out, it did allow the coaching staff and wider group to turn their attention to the Pro20 campaign a tad earlier.
“It was disappointing not to get any cricket in because you want guys spending time in the middle, especially when you’ve got a T20 campaign coming up,” Charlton said.
“But the positive is that we can get our heads around the T20 stuff now and start preparing for that first game.
“We were able to look at the combinations, the roles we want guys to play, make sure everyone understands the direction we want to go this campaign and ensure we’re all aligned to those goals.”
Charlton is confident the Warriors can make home advantage count when they return to Gqeberha for back-to-back games against Division Two side the Limpopo Impalas at NMU before taking on the Lions at St George’s Park on September 29 and October 5.
“We know our conditions, and we want to make sure we use that to our advantage when we’re at home,” he said.
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