Following on a bruising and physically exhausting tour of England, the debate has risen about whether it is time for Graeme Smith to step down and whether or not AB Devilliers or Hashim Amla should step up and take his place as the captain.
I have to be honest and say I don't understand the logic here.
Graeme Smith is the South African captain - there shouldn't be a discussion here...
... if he gets hurt, fine pick a new face to caretake while he recovers but he is only starting to come into the point where he can be considered a mature captain and this is when he will take the team to the top and keep it there.
Smith doesn't NEED to step down to concentrate on his game. He averages around 50 in test cricket and 40+ in one day cricket so the argument shouldn't be raised.
I think Smith and the bowlers in particular need a good break before they go on to play Australia and him getting hurt now should give him that break that he needs to come out firing again.
I also don't see merit in splitting the side into two with a specialist one day captain and specialist test captain. One captain, one mentality and one style of cricket is what the side needs and the strongest captain should be the captain in all forms of the game...
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