Temba Bavuma Replaces Dean Elgar As South Africa’s New Test Captain | Cricket News

Temba Bavuma was on Friday named the primary black African captain of South Africa’s Test squad in what Cricket South Africa described as “part of a restructure within the leadership group of the national team”. Dean Elgar was axed as captain, though he stays a member of the squad which begins a sequence towards the West Indies on February 28. Chief selector Victor Mpitsang was one other casualty of the shake-up, with CSA stating he had been “released” from the position. Bavuma turned the primary black African to captain South Africa at cricket when he was named chief of the one-day worldwide and Twenty20 worldwide groups in March 2021.

At the identical time Elgar was named Test captain.

Elgar’s stint as captain began effectively with Test sequence wins towards West Indies, India and Bangladesh and a shared sequence away towards world champions New Zealand.

But they have been closely crushed of their two most up-to-date sequence in England and Australia.

Bavuma, in the meantime, got here beneath criticism for his poor batting kind in T20 internationals, notably within the T20 World Cup in Australia final yr.

According to Friday’s assertion, Bavuma will stay captain of the one-day crew however will relinquish his position within the T20 facet.

The bulletins have been made by Enoch Nkwe, CSA’s director of cricket, who stated it had been determined to evaluate the choice system. Mpitsang was relieved of his job.

As an interim measure, the brand new nationwide crew coaches, Shukri Conrad (Test) and Rob Walter (restricted overs) will play a number one position in choice.

“Temba is a player that has vast captaincy experience both at domestic level and on the international stage,” stated Nkwe.

“We trust he will deliver on all our expectations and help carry the team forward after some excellent work by his predecessor Dean during the same period.

“At the identical time I want to sincerely thank Dean for all his dedication to the position over the previous two years.

“He helped the team navigate through some stormy waters and put them in good position on the ICC World Test Championship table.”

Nkwe named a 15-man squad for the 2 Tests towards West Indies.

Five gamers who performed within the shedding sequence in Australia in December and January – batsmen Sarel Erwee, Rassie van der Dussen and Khaya Zondo, wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne and quick bowler Lungi Ngidi – have been dropped whereas Theunis de Bruyn has retired.

Uncapped Tony de Zorzi is more likely to make his debut as a gap batsman, whereas Keegan Petersen and Ryan Rickelton return after lacking the tour of Australia due to harm.

Batsman Aiden Markram and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder are recalled as is spinning all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy whose solely two Tests have been in India in 2019.

Rickelton’s omission from the Australia tour led to criticism of Mpitsang, who stated he was not noted due to considerations over an ankle harm regardless of the participant saying he was match – after which scoring closely in home cricket whereas the tour was happening.

South Africa squad:Temba Bavuma (capt), Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen (wkt), Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Anrich Nortje, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton.

(This story has been edited by Mahaz News employees …)

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