Temba Bavuma takes over Check squad for West Indies collection

Temba Bavuma has been appointed Check captain for the two-match collection towards West Indies beginning at month finish, as a part of what Cricket South Africa (CSA) has termed a “restructure inside the management group”.

The 32-year-old right-hander, the primary black African batsman to play Exams for South Africa, replaces Dean Elgar who led the Proteas in 15 Exams over almost two years. Bavuma can also be the present white-ball captain however whereas he’ll proceed to guide the squad in One-Day Internationals, he has given up management of the Twenty20 Worldwide unit.

“Cricket South Africa wish to welcome Temba as the brand new captain of the Proteas males’s nationwide workforce,” stated Director of Cricket, Enoch Nkwe.  “He’s a participant that has huge captaincy expertise each at home stage and on the worldwide stage having led each the ODI and T20I groups since March 2021 when he was appointed.

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“We belief he’ll ship on all our expectations and assist carry the workforce ahead after some wonderful work by his predecessor Dean throughout the identical interval. “On the identical time, I wish to sincerely thank Dean for all his dedication to the position over the previous two years.  “He helped the workforce navigate via some stormy waters and put them in good place on the ICC World Check Championship desk.”

He continued: “Each males have made us proud with the work they’ve executed inside the wider Proteas group and sit up for the following step in what’s a brand new period for the Proteas beneath the management of twin coaches Shukri Conrad and Rob Walter.”

Bavuma has averaged 34 from 54 Exams since making his debut 9 years in the past towards West Indies however has made just one hundred – an unbeaten 102 towards England in 2016.

He leads a 15-man squad which can miss batsmen Rassie van der Dussen and Kyle Verreynne, together with quick bowler Lungi Ngidi, after the trio had been dropped.

Elgar has retained his place whereas Senuran Muthusamy, a left-arm spinning all-rounder, has been recalled for the primary time in almost 4 years, together with Aiden Markram who has not performed in almost a yr.

Batsman Keegan Petersen has recovered from a hamstring damage to take his place within the squad whereas there’s a maiden call-up for 25-year-old right-hander Tony de Zorzi.

The restructure has additionally seen the axing of chief selector Victor Mpitsang, with CSA saying the top coaches in every format to play a “main position” in picks within the interim.

South Africa will assemble in Centurion on February 24 for the primary Check which bowls off February 28 at SuperSport Park.

The second Check will get underway on the Wanderers March 8.

 SQUAD – Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Anrich Nortje, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton.

 

 

-CMC