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Bavuma replaces Elgar as South Africa's Test captain, but relinquishes T20I job​

Temba Bavuma will captain South Africa's Test team amid sweeping changes to the set-up in the post Mark Boucher era. Bavuma's first assignment will be to lead the side in the two-match Test series against West Indies, starting on February 28.

Bavuma takes over from Dean Elgar, who was named Test captain in mid-2021 and won his first four series, including a home series win over India, but lost in England and Australia. Bavuma will also continue as ODI captain but has relinquished the T20I job, following South Africa's group-stage exits at the last two T20 World Cups.

In Tests, Bavuma will team up with coach Shukri Conrad, whom he credited with helping him revive his ODI game. He scored a match-winning century against England in a series victory in January, which kept South Africa's hopes of direct qualification for this year's ODI World Cup alive.
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Bavuma replaces Elgar as SA's Test captain, but relinquishes T20I job

Aiden Markram returns to the squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies; Rassie van der Dussen left out
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Creag said:
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Bavuma replaces Elgar as SA's Test captain, but relinquishes T20I job

Aiden Markram returns to the squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies; Rassie van der Dussen left out
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Good to see temba take the test captaincy and relinquish the t20 captaincy.
Elgar a lucky man to retain a place in the squad.
This is clearly a shukri squad with the selectors removed, highly doudt Aiden gets recalled with not playing red ball cricket since being dropped if it was down to selectors and not shukri.

I guess we will see something like this:

1.Elgar
2.De Zorzi
3.Pietersen
4.Bavuma
5.Markram
6.Klaasen
7.Mulder/Rickelton
8.Jansen
9.Keshav/Harmer
10.KG
11.Nortje
 
Dropping Kyle Verreynne is the dumbest thing imaginable. We can't bat so we decide to drop our 2nd best batter.
 
Don't think they going to drop Zondo so soon.
What was the point of his inclusion if they do?

Likely team:

1.Elgar
2.Markram
3.Pietersen
4.Bavuma
5.Zondo
6.Klaasen
7.Jansen
8.Keshav
9.Coetzee
10.KG
11.Nortje
 
WaxLyrical said:
Don't think they going to drop Zondo so soon.
What was the point of his inclusion if they do?

Likely team:

1.Elgar
2.Markram
3.Pietersen
4.Bavuma
5.Zondo
6.Klaasen
7.Jansen
8.Keshav
9.Coetzee
10.KG
11.Nortje
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Zondo isn't in the squad.

Seeing as shukri has said it will be 4 seamers at centurion and 7/4 split I guess this will be the team:

1.Markram
2.Elgar
3 Pietersen
4.Bavuma
5.Rickelton
6.Klaasen
7.Mulder/Muthusamy
8.Jansen
9.Coetzee
10.Kg
11.Nortje
 
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"Certain other selection moves were undeniably easier, notably the trio of over-30s in Rassie van der Dussen, Khaya Zondo and Sarel Erwee, all experienced and accomplished performers who arguably just lack the highest class for Test cricket."


Not really setting the world alight at FC level how do you expect them to have the highest class at test level?
One of the youngsters couldve picked up valuable experience against Aus. Missed opportunity.

The mind boggles.
 
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