http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 De Villiers' injury gives South Africa a headache – Cricket News Update
With the injury to South African captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887, the South African coaching staff is left in a dilemma regarding the appointment of a skipper when the national squad faces Australian tourists next month.
De Villiers suffered a fractured finger in a training session at the Bangalore stadium for his Indian Premier League team, which has forced him to miss the rest of the campaign.
However, with him being appointed the new captain of the Proteas' limited-overs side after the World Cup 2011, the home series with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598.
Now with him injured and the extent of it still unknown, it puts Coach Gary Kirsten and selector http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-Hudson-c44308 in a predicament in regards to the wicket-keeping berth along with the more crucial task of appointing a leader of the side.
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"We need to talk about the captaincy. It was understood when Hashim agreed to take on the vice-captaincy that he still wants to be a lower-profile member of the team. It depends on what http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Kirsten-c58527 wants too ... there are a number of factors to consider,"
Hudson said.
With a host of Proteas players performing for their respective domestic outfits in the Champions League; it leaves Kirsten unable to have a one on one chat with many of his International stars before the start of the crucial series.
The Kangaroos tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 starts from the 13th of October, so the logical option is to name Smith as the leader of the team as he has the requisite experience and backing of the players. With him nursing an injured knee and not taking
part in any competitions, it will be perfect for him and the head coach to devise a strategy before the rest of the squad joins in.
With Mark Boucher's desire of making a comeback in the team, the void left in the wicket-keeping department could be filled by the veteran.
It remains to be seen what the Proteas management decides in the wake of what could be another IPL/CLT20 induced controversy.
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