Proteas captain Faf du Plessis has backed Temba Bavuma to fill the vacant number four position in the batting order during the two-match Test series in Sri Lanka.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis insists the team’s pace bowlers will always be their biggest strength, even in Sri Lanka where the next Test series will take place.
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has hailed captain Faf du Plessis with having “real emotional intelligence” after helping the Proteas to an historic Test victory over Australia.
Faf du Plessis says he is proud to be part of the first Proteas team to beat Australia in a Test series on home soil since re-admission after their emphatic victory in the final game in Johannesburg.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis believes the absence of Steve Smith will be a very big loss for Australia in the fourth and final Test at the Wanderers.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis praised his team’s character after they bounced back from defeat to be victorious in the second Test against Australia in Port Elizabeth.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis says he takes pride in the character and fight shown by his players in the 118-run loss to Australia in the first Test in Durban on Monday.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said chirping needs to “stay on the field” in the wake of the footage that shows Australia batsman David Warner having to be restrained by teammates after an altercation with Quinton de Kock.
AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock are on track to be fit for the Proteas’ first Test against Australia, starting on 1 March, while captain Faf du Plessis and Temba Bavuma are doubtful for the start of the series.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has put the six-wicket defeat to India in the first ODI in Durban on Thursday squarely on the batsmen, saying the Proteas were 60-70 runs short of the total they needed when batting first.
