South Africa's Next Captain

[salman85]

Who do you think should get the job?

I've put in a few options,the ones i think are most likely to have the next captain,but if there are others then feel free to mention them.

My vote would go to AB De Villiers.

 

[Bringbackbondy]

I would choose Amla. Don't really want to give the captaincy to AB while he also has to keep and bat at 4.

 

[Spark]

Heard that Amla was a prospective future captain.

For purely selfish reasons I'd like to see ABdV get it though. WAG.

 

[pup11]

Johan Botha would be the next captain whether one likes it or not....

I think AB pretty clearly did say a while ago that he has no interest in captaincy so that would pretty much rule him out, and among the current lot only Amla is someone who could challenge Botha.

Though is Smith quitting captaincy on his own or has he been asked to quit..?

 

[Spark]

He said before the WC he was retiring from ODIs.

 

[S Chanderpaul]

He said before the WC he was retiring from ODIs.

Thought he was just quitting the captaincy?

 

[M0rphin3]

Botha's captaincy suck monkey balls tbh. Hated his captaincy vs Pak.

 

[Howe_zat]

Botha shouldn't even be in the team.

They don't have a proven tactician amongst the side, so I thought they'd do well to just pick the best player in ABDV. If he's come out against it, Amla is a good choice for similar reasons. Does anyone know if he's captained at provincial or youth level?

 

[Jarquis]

Amla captained South Africa A didn't he? IIRC he got disciplined for something too.. might've been a provincial game

 

[Howe_zat]

Have looked it up and turns out I'm wrong, but of course. Amla has captained at just about every level, including SA under-19s and the Dolphins. Pretty much settles it for mine. Only thing barring him is if they want to have the same captain for ODIs and T20s, assuming Amla continues not to play T20.

 

[smash84]

Have looked it up and turns out I'm wrong, but of course. Amla has captained at just about every level, including SA under-19s and the Dolphins. Pretty much settles it for mine. Only thing barring him is if they want to have the same captain for ODIs and T20s, assuming Amla continues not to play T20.

he has captained at every level but has he captained well????

 

[Daemon]

Why do so many people have the impression that Botha is a 'smart' cricketer. I'd like to be proven wrong but I haven't seem him do a lot of intelligent things on the field tbh. When he bats he's decent but he plays alot of risky shots which don't come off all the time. Haven't seen him captain that much though.

 

[smash84]

Why do so many people have the impression that Botha is a 'smart' cricketer. I'd like to be proven wrong but I haven't seem him do a lot of intelligent things on the field tbh. When he bats he's decent but he plays alot of risky shots which don't come off all the time. Haven't seen him captain that much though.

didn't find him a great captain against a not so great Pakistan side on the roads of Dubai

 

[Bun]

Botha's captaincy suck monkey balls tbh. Hated his captaincy vs Pak.

fetched them a seried in australia though. was pretty good from memory.

 

[Contra]

fetched them a seried in australia though. was pretty good from memory.

Yeah that's the only real big series where he stood out. Although some of it may have to do with him bowling well and pretty much most things he tried worked out at the time. Like Albie Morkel becoming Lance Klusner for that 1 series...

 

[Jono]

AB recently said he doesn't even enjoy captaining his domestic side I believe.

 

[TT Boy]

Why do so many people have the impression that Botha is a 'smart' cricketer. I'd like to be proven wrong but I haven't seem him do a lot of intelligent things on the field tbh. When he bats he's decent but he plays alot of risky shots which don't come off all the time. Haven't seen him captain that much though.

Because he is a pretty limited see crap cricketer so they use words like smart to make you seem more useful than you are. Michael Yardy was also referred to as a smart cricketer during the WC. That's probably a bit harsh on Botha but I'm so over the Choketeas now that most of the guys Botha included should never play for the national side again.

 

[TT Boy]

AB recently said he doesn't even enjoy captaining his domestic side I believe.

Unless I'm missing something, he hasn't even done that.

 

[Jono]

I must be mistaken then. I could have sworn it was mentioned during one of the WC matches.

 

[pup11]

Australia and South Africa both seem to be sailing on the same boat in terms of not knowing who should be the man to lead the side into the future and that's really not a good thing.

For South Africa the best move could be to either make Amla the captain or look at their domestic sides and choose a bloke who has leadership qualities.

I'm not aware of his record but Davy Jacobs is someone who really impressed me with captaincy and confidence during the Champions league, so if his stats are decent then he is someone well worth considering.