South Africa is on the hunt for a new Test captain after Faf Du Plessis stepped down from captaincy in the longest format of the game in February this year after being stripped off from the white-ball captaincy following Proteas’ dismal World Cup campaign in England last year.
Later, wicket-keeper batsman, Quinton de Kock was given the responsibility of the limited-overs side with the South Africa management searching appropriate leader for the five-day format.
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While there are some names likes Aiden Markram and Keshav Maharaj have been making rounds for the role of a Test captain, veteran batsman Dean Elgar, who led South Africa in 3 Tests previously, has expressed his views regarding the buzz on the high-pressure job.
As per reports in ESPNCricinfo, Elgar said: “The captaincy is not like going for a job interview, where you hand in your CV. You don't put your hand up for it. It's something that's decided by someone else and it's who they think is the best person for the job.”
The left-hander, who plays Tests and ODIs for South Africa, further said: “It's good for players to have confidence and back their abilities, but when you do that, you can put yourself in an exposed position.”
Meanwhile, the 32-year believes that the 2019 World Cup failure might have forced Du Plessis to give up captaincy across all three formats of the game.
Elgar signed off by saying, “If you as a captain aren't getting results, then pressure builds. The World Cup didn't work in his favor and then everything snowballed from there. He would have known whether it was the right time to step down or not.”
(With ESPNCricinfo Inputs)
