Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock has insisted that when he accepted the Proteas captaincy, he did so with the understanding it was only for the short-term. | IOLsport
CAPE TOWN – Quinton de Kock did some mulling over whether to add the Test captaincy to his already heavy workload, but eventually did so, with the understanding it was only for the short-term.Cricket SA's Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith and the team’s head coach, Mark Boucher commented that they wouldn't ask him to lead the Test team – citing De Kock's already long list of responsibilities as reasons.
“When they called me I understood the situation and where they were coming from,” he said. “I didn’t accept it immediately, I thought about it... but it is only for this season, it’s not a long term thing.” The national selection convenor, Victor Mpitsang when announcing De Kock as the new Test captain, said there currently is no obvious leader in the Proteas team. He and the coaching staff want to build a strong “leadership culture,”within the team from which they hope a captain will emerge.
After the two Tests against Sri Lanka, South Africa is scheduled to tour Pakistan and play two Tests there and then is supposed to face Australia in three Tests here in February/March next year. No other Tests are scheduled although the tour to West Indies which was postponed earlier this year, needs to be fitted back into the calendar at some point.