THE BOLD & THE BRILLIANT
Apr 16, 2021
4 minutes
BY NASIFA SULAIMAN
HE’S no stranger to breaking new ground. He became the first black cricketer to score a Test century for South Africa in 2016 against England.
And although the batsman has only six One-Day International (ODI) caps to his name he’s ready for another first: being a black captain of a South African cricket team.
Temba Bavuma, who’s been appointed as the Proteas’ limited-overs captain, had a feeling he’d be selected but didn’t for a minute think it would happen so soon.
It’s a daunting prospect, he admits, but he’s taking things in his stride.
“You have the pressure of having to lead and manage your players in such a way that the team still wins,”
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