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It didn’t help that Amla, known to be a big-scoring batsman, was himself going through a lean patch with the bat.ĭuring his stint as captain, Amla scored nearly 900 runs at an average of 49.66, short of his career average of 51.13. South Africa’s woes continued in the first Test against England at Durban, the series opener, which they lost by 241 runs, prompting criticism by the South African media. It was also their first loss away from home since 2006. Zoom in further, and the news isn’t good: the world’s number one Test side have lost four of their last six Tests, with the remaining two drawn.Īmla’s South Africa were handed a drubbing in India recently, when they lost the Test series 3-0. In the 14 Tests Amla led South Africa in, they won four, drew six and lost four matches. He also led his team to an overseas win in Zimbabwe and a home series win against the West Indies in 2014-15. Amla’s first series in charge was a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in July 2014, which the Proteas won 1-0.
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I remain committed to the Proteas across all formats and I will fully support whoever is shown as my successor."Īmla took over South Africa’s Test team’s captaincy from Graeme Smith, who retired from all formats of the game in March 2014, after leading South Africa for 11 years. Throughout my time as captain, I have always had the support of my team-mates and coaching staff. He added, “I was deeply honoured when the position was given to me.