Hashim Amla Named New South African Test Captain

He is a calm and cool batsman.It is always said that good players are not always good captains.I don't know on what scale was chosen the captain.I don't doubt his captaincy,but it is hard to take the mantle after the 30's.SA would have been better off nurturing a youngster.

Pretty sure about the SA vice captain thing, and if he did from domestic team as well, then probably not a good idea surely. You need someone who's up for it the whole way to take up the captaincy IMO. Quitting vice captaincy is no biggie, but quitting captaincy would be. I thought AB would've been better candidate myself - but perhaps AB turned down the offer or something? IDK.

I watching all allyuh argument.  interesting... watching the Indos and whites fight for the african man thing.

BUT REMEMBER IS I MAPOUI.... WHO RAISE ALLYUH UP TO AMLA GETTING THE WUK.  ALLYUH ONLY LOOKING AT DAT DUCTH FELLA WHEN IT HAVE HAROON LORGAT UP IN DE BACK DEH PULLIN' ALL KINA STRING.

IT WAS AH INDO THING ALL ALONG ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEE MAIL AN' DOWN UNDA COME OUT WITH GUNS BLAZIN'  NO MORE RACE CONSCIOUS TESTS HERE THAN THOSE 2 ::
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No, AB wanted the captaincy . I've just watched this interview which he gave in May in which he said he would love to be captain but would prefer to give up keeping wicket if he got the job. At about 2:20 in the interview he says he is ready for the job and will give it his best shot ONCE it comes his way.


As this interview was given before Hashim Amla announced that he was available to take the job, it seems likely that AB thought he would be the next captain.

Well AB isn't so best of luck to Amla and hope he  works closely with Kirsten to maintain team spirit, he shows tactical prowess on the field of play and his batting is not affected.


AB is 30 and Hash 31 so I cannot see either playing for much more than 4-5 years.


Had AB been selected, I would have welcomed that or in fact anyone else. I am not a Saffer so in reality I do not really care.


I have to admit the talk had always been that Amla did not want to lead. Whether that is speculation I know not.

Where do you get thesethings from?

If I assume you are correct on your assertion, would I not be fighting the case for th otehr man?

I was purely and simply commenting on Gina's surprise when it was no surprise to me. From the time Smith gave up I thought Hash would be offered the role on purely cricketing terms.

In fact I really do not care who captains South Africa but like mot things we do debate.

Finally I believe the Almighty created one race and that is the human race and he made us of different tribes so that we get to know each other...Ameen

Once Hash made himself available for the job I wasn't surprised that he got it. The surprise was that someone who has always proved to be reluctant to lead should suddenly decide that he wanted to be captain in the first place.


One of the most disturbing things I've read was the following statement from this article : "sources close to CSA have indicated Amla was persuaded to put his name in the hat, particularly as pressure mounts to pick a captain of colour." I really hope that isn't true.

Nice on you made me split my sides laughing.

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di'ze ah good message fuh that down unda/Termie fella.  that shud be like good medson fuh him