Gary Kirsten appoints Hashim Amla as the Vice Captain of South Africa
After being confirmed as the South African Coach, Gary Kirsten appointed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers.
De Villiers has been named as the new captain of South Africa for the limited-over formats, while Smith will continue leading the Test side.
On the occasion, Amla expressed his happiness by saying, “I did take a long time to think about it, I feel it is a huge responsibility. AB as captain for me is an excellent move; I have always respected him as a person. I think I am not good enough person to handle captaincy. I turned down http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to my batting, and when this came up I got it."
31-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamisi-Abdallah-c61368 has represented the Proteas side in 51-test encounters and 49 one-day-internationals. Currently he maintains an impressive average of 46.95 in Tests and 57.25 in the ODI format.
After http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 retains Test captaincy.
The 27-year-old de Villiers is a right-handed batsmen and wicketkeeper, who has represented the South African side in 66 Tests and 119 ODIs.
Appreciating the management’s confidence in his abilities, de Villiers said, "I am obviously very excited, ready to learn. I am really looking forward to this whole challenge. I will work closely with Hashim and the coach.”
After Coaching the Indian side to their World Cup glory, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Kirsten-c58527, is dedicated to lead his national team to new heights of success.
Under the umbrella of Kirsten’s leadership, compatriot http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 Coach Russel Domingo, will be assisting him.
Donald expressed his confidence in Kirsten by saying, "When I got the call from Gary it took me all of half a second to say yes."
Kirsten also mentioned Domingo as an important asset for the South-African side due to his diverse knowledge about the game and his unmatched dedication to his work.
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