Cricket: Faf named SA’s T20 captain
Faf du Plessis will lead South Africa in the three-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand later this month to free regular limited overs skipper AB de Villiers from the burden of captaincy. De Villiers remained part of the 15-member squad, which includes four uncapped players, for the Twenty20 matches starting December 21. “AB de Villiers remains our first-choice captain in this format,” said selection convener Andrew Hudson. “But AB is one of the players we need to rotate in the interest of his workload across all three formats.” For the two-Test series against the Kiwis starting on January 2, South Africa stuck with the same squad which beat Australia earlier this month to retain the number one ranking.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 14th, 2012.
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