It’s been quite a year for South African cricket. Here are the top five defining moments of 2016:1. South Africa 7-1 Australia. Having lost five of eight tests last season‚ come unstuck in the first round of the World T20 in March and failed to reach the final of a one-day triangular in West Indies in June‚ South Africa’s rousing comeback in their test and one-day series against Australia in October and November was just the tonic the game in this country needed.2. Captain Faftastic. An important part of South Africa’s turnaround has been the captaincy of Faf du Plessis‚ who has led with the light touch of someone who knows what he’s doing. Now he has the results to prove it.3. Quitting captains. Not that Du Plessis’ path to the test captaincy was clear at the start of the year. He had been a stand-in for the injured AB de Villiers‚ who himself had the leadership thrust at him in January when Hashim Amla did the right thing and quit during the test series against England. Then‚ afte...
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