IND vs SA: An amazing 2-0 victory of South Africa over India has led to the overwhelming appreciation for the current Test skipper of the WTC 2025 title holders. South Africa’s former great AB de Villiers has opined on Temba Bavuma, who has led the team to new heights. His comments have given an extra boost to Bavuma’s already expanding fame.
What AB de Villiers’s Stated
“South Africa lost that one Test in Pakistan which I think they should never have lost. But he didn’t play that Test, so he got off. I mean he surprised all of us. I’ve been in connection with my friends for years, for the first few years that he was named captain and I even was hesitant to say you know what I’m very confident about the call.
Maybe it comes back to that old phrase, ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’. He doesn’t look big like Greame Smith with a whole aura walking and that presence where he can be intimidating,” De Villiers said in a video on his YouTube channel.
AB de Villiers Draws Parallels Between Bavuma and Dhoni’s captaincy
The former South African cricket ace compared Bavuma’s subdued and patient style of leadership to MS Dhoni’s, stating that both skippers depend on the same – clarity, trust, and control explicitly in high-stress situations.
“Temba is very, very small. He’s a soft-spoken guy and hardly ever raises his voice. It just shows you the different styles of captaincy can be successful. I think it’s similar for MS Dhoni maybe back in the day also. I hardly everheard his voice. He was quite calm, didn’t speak much but when he did speak, I think people listened to him. I think that might be a similar case with Temba,” he added.
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