DE KOCK AND DUMINY
Why substitute for skipper Faf is not black and white
Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy will replace Faf du Plessis as SA’s captain on what remains of the tour of Sri Lanka‚ but who else was in the running? It is a simple question that‚ when researched‚ throws up interesting answers — one of them alarming in the context of transformation. On one level, it does not matter who fills the role in the last two matches of an ODI series SA have already won and a lone T20 that could not matter less if it tried. But there is a lot of leadership experience in the squad to step into the breach created on Sunday when Du Plessis dived to try and take a catch during the third ODI and damaged tendons in his shoulder‚ which will put him out for up to six weeks. How much captaincy experience? All of 262 caps worth of the stuff — and of all shapes‚ sizes and formats‚ not counting Du Plessis, who has 120 of his own dating back to his under-19 days. Hashim Amla tops the list with 60 trips to the toss‚ including 26 as captain of SA. JP Duminy has led teams 52 ...
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