Cricket South Africa (CSA) has undergone a major change post the Mark Boucher era as the board announced its new Test captain. Temba Bavuma has taken over the role from Dean Elgar who himself was named Test captain in mid-2021 and won his first four series, including a home series win over India, but lost in England and Australia. Bavuma will also continue as ODI captain but has relinquished the T20I job, following South Africa's group-stage exits at the last two T20 World Cups.

In Tests, Bavuma will team up with coach Shukri Conrad, whom he credited with helping him revive his ODI game. He scored a match-winning century against England in a series victory in January, which kept South Africa's hopes of direct qualification for this year's ODI World Cup alive.

"We trust he [Bavuma] will deliver on all our expectations and help carry the team forward after some excellent work by his predecessor Dean during the same period," Enoch Nkwe, CSA's director of cricket, said. "At the same time, I would like to sincerely thank Dean for all his commitment to the role over the past two years. He helped the team navigate through some stormy waters and put them in good position on the ICC World Test Championship table.

"Both men have made us proud with the work they have done within the wider Proteas group and look forward to the next step in what is a new era for the Proteas under the leadership of dual coaches Shukri Conrad and Rob Walter."

Speaking at the SA20 debrief, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith, who is the league's commissioner, said any new captain would have a daunting task ahead. "The important part is for them to understand the strategy of how they're going to get our team playing well again and dominating the world again," he said.