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Hashim Amla has been appointed South Africa's Test captain, taking over from Graeme Smith, who retired in March. Amla's first assignment in charge will be South Africa's two-Test tour of Sri Lanka next month. The Test squad had two newcomers: batsman Stiaan van Zyl and offspinner Dane Piedt.
AB de Villiers continues to be the ODI captain, and will be the Test vice-captain. Amla is the vice-captain of the ODI squad which includes allrounder Jacques Kallis, who has targetted playing the 2015 World Cup.
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Poor decision but I can't say I'm surprised. Amla has previously gone out of his way to shun leadership- he gave up captaining his franchise after one season, gave up the vice captaincy and has previously stated he doesn't see himself in a leadership role. It's hard to believe the rumours about the appointment being motivated by race are false, AB was an outstanding candidate in my mind.
AB de Villiers continues to be the ODI captain, and will be the Test vice-captain. Amla is the vice-captain of the ODI squad which includes allrounder Jacques Kallis, who has targetted playing the 2015 World Cup.
More here http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lank...ry/749873.html
Poor decision but I can't say I'm surprised. Amla has previously gone out of his way to shun leadership- he gave up captaining his franchise after one season, gave up the vice captaincy and has previously stated he doesn't see himself in a leadership role. It's hard to believe the rumours about the appointment being motivated by race are false, AB was an outstanding candidate in my mind.
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