Temba Bavuma is glad to have AB de Villiers back in the South Africa Test squad even though his own place could be in jeopardy with the return of the Proteas middle-order payer.
AB de Villiers and Chris Morris have both been withdrawn from the South Africa Invitational XI that will play Zimbabwe in a three-day warm-up game in Paarl from Wednesday.
AB De Villiers and Dale Steyn make their long-awaited return to the Proteas Test squad for the day/night four-day Test match against Zimbabwe to be played at St. George's Park from Boixing Day.
AB de Villiers is set to play in a three-day warm-up game against Zimbabwe in December to get him ready for the four-day day/night Test that will take place in Port Elizabeth from Boxing Day.
India captain Virat Kohli has moved back to the top position among batsmen in the ICC ODI player rankings within 10 days of losing it to South Africa batsman AB de Villiers.
South Africa's AB de Villiers said batting at number three "works" for him as he struck a quick-fire 49 to help the Proteas beat Bangladesh by 20 runs in the first T20I in Bloemfontein on Friday.
JP Duminy will captain the SA Invitation XI that also includes AB de Villiers for the 50 overs tour match against Bangladesh to be played at Bloemfontein's Mangaung Oval on Thursday, 12 October.
Batsman AB de Villiers says he is prepared to work hard to win his place back in the South Africa Test team for the series against India, set to start in early January.
South Africa Test captain Faf du Plessis is not expecting AB de Villiers to return to the national team in the five-day format and says the Proteas must move on without the superstar batsman.
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes AB de Villiers could retire from Test cricket later this year in order to prolong his international career in the limited-overs formats.
Proteas skipper AB de Villiers has admitted that his team were outplayed in the first T20I against England in Southampton but feels the margin of victory flattered England somewhat.
AB de Villiers says he is 'excited' to lead South Africa in the three-match T20I series against England starting at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday.
AB de Villiers will lead South Africa in the three-match T20I series against England - starting next Wednesday - standing in for regular skipper Faf du Plessis.
Faf du Plessis has backed AB de Villiers as captain of South Africa's ODI team even though they crashed out at the group stages of the Champions Trophy after a big defeat against India on Sunday.
Faf du Plessis says he takes full responsibility for the run-out of captain AB de Villiers after South Africa were dumped out of the Champions Trophy by India at the Oval on Sunday.
AB de Villiers believes he is still the man that can lead South Africa to a global title despite being knocked out of the Champions Trophy at the group stages on Sunday.
South Africa batsman David Miller has backed his captain, AB de Villiers, to come good and deliver in their must-win clash against India in the Champions Trophy on Sunday.
South Africa will remain focused on what is in their control in their Champions Trophy group B match against Pakistan at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday.
South Africa captain AB de Villiers hailed Hashim Amla's record-breaking century after beating Sri Lanka in their opening Champions Trophy clash at the Oval on Saturday.
South Africa were caught up in a fresh ball-tampering controversy when captain AB de Villiers was questioned by the umpires about the condition of the ball during the second ODI against England on Sunday.
South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has played down concerns about his batting form as he leads the Proteas on tour to England ahead of the Champions Trophy which starts next month.
CSA have announced the eight marquee Protea players who will be representing franchises in the first two editions of the new T20 Global Destination League.
