AB de Villiers’ tenure as SA’s Test captain ended before it really began on Monday, when he quit the job for the good of a team who have learnt to win without his leadership and his dazzling batsmanship. He has also been forced out of SA’s Test series against Sri Lanka, which starts on December 26, by a lingering elbow problem. "The interests of the team must always outweigh the interests of any individual, including me," De Villiers said. "AB has always carried himself as a true team player and his decision to step down confirms his attitude to put the team first," Cricket SA CE Haroon Lorgat was quoted as saying. De Villiers took the reins for two Tests in the wake of Hashim Amla’s shock resignation in January that came as SA were shambling to defeat in their home series against England. But De Villiers was not formally appointed until after that rubber, and an elbow injury prevented him from playing in the subsequent Test series against New Zealand and Australia. That means De Vi...
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