http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers wants to rid South Africa of the ‘chokers’ tag
South Africa’s new limited overs captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887, has said that he wants the Proteas to do well in big events, which has not been the case in the past.
Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473, will carry on leading the Proteas in Test cricket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011. A shocking defeat in the semi-final of the mega event made the decision easier for him.
De Villiers expressed excitement on the opportunity to lead his country in International cricket and said that he is prepared for this challenge. He admitted that captaining a cricket team at the International level is a huge challenge but he vowed to learn the trade quickly.
He said, "There is a lot of responsibility on my shoulders and I am really looking forward to it. I am obviously very excited and ready to learn. I am really looking forward to this whole challenge. I have been through some ups and downs in my career and I am ready to take on anything.”
The 27-year-old middle-order batsman made his International debut in 2004 and since then he has been a permanent member of the South African team in all the three formats of the game.
His consistent performances in International cricket make him one of the most dangerous limited overs batsmen of the world.
De Villiers added that losing the semi-final of the World Cup was extremely disappointing for his team but he wants to ensure that the Proteas can remove the "chokers" tag under his regime.
"It was h**l disappointing for us to have lost in the World Cup quarterfinal. We obviously have the history of not performing well at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Richard-Griffith-c41953 events, and that is definitely something we want to change, and will work on. I don't believe we played bad cricket," said de Villiers.
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