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Firdos Moonda
September 29, 2011
AB de Villiers had been ruled out of cricket for about 4-6 weeks for the hand injury. He left South Africa T20 and ODI series against Australia, the first of which was to be his first captain. De Villiers broke the third finger of his left hand during practice Fielding Royal Challengers Bangalore has a Champions League T20 Wednesday.
"He saw a hand surgeon this morning and have surgery tomorrow [Friday], where to insert the pin or plate to stabilize the finger," Mohammad Moosajee, said team manager ESPNCricinfo.
De Villiers injury of all plans in South Africa to start a new era, with Gary Kirsten as coach and de Villiers as a captain in limited formats surplus back. On the contrary, have contingency plans for the international season begins in an unexpected way.
The national selectors met at Wanderers Stadium, where a season opening first-class furniture was going on, finishing T20 and ODI teams. Top of the agenda was the question of who will lead the team against Australia. "We talked a lot and we will post information to the captain at the same time, when we announced our teams, that early next week," said the invitation lists of selectors Andrew Hudson.
Hashim Amla was named vice-captain in June and, according to Moosajee, "all things being equal" than the team captain. But all things are equal, as AMLA was never national team captain, though he did take his franchise, the dolphins of the season 2004-5. His lack of experience with the band to say that South Africa may return to an old acquaintance. Graeme Smith, who resigned as captain last August T20 and ODI captain after the World Cup or Johan Botha, who was stripped of the captaincy of T20 in June, could assume the role as a stopgap.
The captain is not the only problem with voters to discuss. "AB is the damage affect not only the captaincy but also a wicketkeeper and batsman to it," said Hudson.
The wicketkeeper position was a subject of lively debate in the circles of South African cricket, with no obvious successor, identified for Mark Boucher, with some of the opinion that it is not necessary to seek a replacement yet. While Boucher was 34, he made clear his desire to return to the ODI side after missing selection for the World Cup.
Boucher would be the safest choice, but de Villiers injury may open the way for South Africa to begin to experiment with who they want to hold Don gloves. Heino Kuhn, who played three T20s South Africa - the last was against Zimbabwe at Kimberley almost a year ago - is preferable.
Morne van Wyk, who was part of the squad for the World Cup in South Africa, and can bat in the top four is another option. Thami Tsolekile can enter the fray, but never played a round of acquisitions limited to South Africa. Davy Jacobs may have finally got his chance, but suffered a hip injury in training with Mumbai Indians in the Champions League and will likely not be available.
"The Champions League has not been kind to us," said Hudson. "Last year we lost Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel and we can only wait and suffer no more." Steyn landed on his head after a mountain to take Kallis suffered a back injury and Morkel outstretched hand, making the trio of losing matches against Zimbabwe.
With a larger series, against Australia, next year, Hudson is not expected to injure, with 10 days left in the Champions League, but fears they may have to prepare for more. "What counts is that T20 is difficult for players is intense," Hudson said. "We're going to have to accept that we will have injuries."
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