Graeme Smith Quits Captaincy in T20 and ODI (after WC 11) !

Naimul_Hd · #1 August 18, 2010, 11:18 AM

Graeme Smith has stepped down as South Africa's Twenty20 captain with immediate effect and will give up the one-day leadership as well after the 2011 World Cup. He will stay on as Test captain and is available for selection in all three formats. Smith announced his decision at a press conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

More : http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/...ry/472954.html

magic boy · #2 August 18, 2010, 12:41 PM

such a great captain will be missing .

so,who's next? AB De Villiers or Hashim Amla?

Naimul_Hd · #3 August 18, 2010, 07:17 PM

i guess, SA will opt for 2 different captains. Botha is being considered as ODI captain (already did captaincy in absence of G.Smith in the past) and AB De Villiers for T20.

So, seems like, SA will the only team to have 3 captains in 3 different formats of the game !

Bond · #4 August 18, 2010, 08:56 PM

about time, he was pathetic in the t20 format

Zeeshan · #5 August 18, 2010, 09:00 PM

Amla is a good replacement if he quits test.

Naimul_Hd · #6 August 18, 2010, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeeshanM
Amla is a good replacement if he quits test.

yeah...probably. But that wont happen in at least 2-3 years as G.Smith is keen to retain his Test Captaincy. Smith has actually taken a wise decision by quitting T20 captaincy as he was in danger of losing captaincy all together considering his current form !