Advertisement
Help
You are here: Rediff Home » India » Cricket » Reuters » Report
Search:  Rediff.com The Web
  Advertisement


Kallis to captain South Africa in third Test
Get Cricket updates:What's this?
   
  Advertisement
March 12, 2009 10:15 IST

South Africa [Images] all-rounder Jacques Kallis [Images] will captain the side in the third Test against Australia [Images] next week.

Kallis replaces Ashwell Prince [Images], the official vice-captain, who was recalled to the team after captain Graeme Smith [Images] broke his finger in the second Test in Durban.

Smith suffered the injury while batting in the first innings of a match South Africa lost by 175 runs to go 2-0 down in the series with one Test left.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) said Kallis was taking over "...to allow Prince to concentrate on his new position of opening batsman."

Prince has represented his country in 47 Tests but never as an opener.

CSA also said it would consider hosting the Champions Trophy [Images] in September once it receives an official invitation from the International Cricket Council's [Images] Executive Board.

The ICC's [Images] Chief Executive's Committee recommended to its board that South Africa be invited to host the tournament instead of Sri Lanka [Images] for weather reasons.




© Copyright 2009 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
   Discuss   |      Share with friends   |      Print   |   Ask a question  Ask a question   |  Get latest news on your desktop  Get latest news on your desktop

© 2009 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer | Feedback