Johan Botha praises Shane Warne for his captaincy - Cricket News Update
South African spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672 for his captaincy and claimed that he learned a lot from the Aussie legend.
Botha played under Warne for the Indian Premier League outfit, Rajasthan Royals, and was impressed with the way the Kangaroo icon led the team, the least expensive of the IPL franchises, which was bought for $67 million back in 2008.
Although the South African did not feature in the inaugural tournament which http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 won, he consequently joined the team in the fourth edition, and under Warne, transformed into a valuable all-rounder for the side.
The player feels that he learned a lot from the Aussie great.
"Warnie was a very instinctive captain. His captaincy just goes to show that sometimes it's very important to go with that gut feeling. It may seem like a gamble, and it won't always work out, but trying something and not succeeding is a better feeling than
regretting a missed opportunity," Botha shared.
However, once touted to be an out an out spinner for the Proteas, Botha’s career did not go smooth and since then he has worked on being an all-rounder. The rise of Pakistani born, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir, has also put the 29-year-old's spot in question.
He was consequently axed as the T20 skipper with the selectors naming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 de Villiers as his replacement; however, he remains a pivotal part of the ODI setup.
The 29-year-old is currently leading the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 in the same competition has again troubled the management with the task of naming a deputy for the important series
against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, scheduled to start on October 13.
Botha feels that his days of becoming the captain of the limited overs team are effectively over and believes that Hashim Amla, vice-captain of the side, is the most likely candidate to replace the injured De Villiers.
"I don't know who's going to captain the side because I haven't had any communication with CSA. However, I'd assume http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 (who was appointed de Villiers' deputy) will lead the team in AB's absence," he said.
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