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MNA Sports Desk: AB de Villiers quit as South Africa one-day international (ODI) skipper Wednesday, but committed to representing his country in all three cricket formats, reported news agency.
“Faf du Plessis has proved to be an outstanding captain of the Twenty20 (T20) and Test teams,” he said in a statement.
“Bearing this in mind, I have informed Cricket South Africa that I would like to step down as ODI captain. It has been an honour to lead the team for the past six years, but it is now time for someone else to take the ODI side forward. Whoever is chosen as the new ODI captain will have my complete support.” He added.
De Villiers last skippered the ODI team two months ago in the Champions Trophy in England, where South Africa failed to reach the semi-finals after defeats by Pakistan and India.
He has averaged 53.56 runs in 221 appearances in the one-day format since debuting against England 12 years ago.
