De Villiers back as ODI captain

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: AB de Villiers will captain South Africa in a five-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka, starting in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
Batting star De Villiers, who has recovered from an elbow injury which prevented him from playing for six months, regains the captaincy after Faf du Plessis led South Africa to a 5-0 clean sweep in a one-day series against Australia last October. 
Du Plessis has subsequently been named South Africa’s long-term Test captain.
De Villiers will make his international comeback in the third and final Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka in Cape Town on Wednesday before resuming his one-day international career.
Also back in the one-day squad after a long injury lay-off is all-rounder Chris Morris. Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi is the only newcomer to one-day internationals after taking six wickets in the first two Twenty20 internationals.
Fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel were not considered because of injury.
Meanwhile, South Africa opening batsman Stephen Cook is to play for Durham in the first half of the 2017 English season, the northeast county announced Monday.
Cook, 34, who made a century on his Test debut against England at Centurion last year, has since gone on to establish himself at the top of the Proteas’ order.

De Villiers back as ODI captain

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: AB de Villiers will captain South Africa in a five-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka, starting in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Batting star De Villiers, who has recovered from an elbow injury which prevented him from playing for six months, regains the captaincy after Faf du Plessis led South Africa to a 5-0 clean sweep in a one-day series against Australia last October. Du Plessis has subsequently been named South Africas long-term Test captain. De Villiers will make his international comeback in the third and final Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka in Cape Town on Wednesday before resuming his one-day international career. Also back in the one-day squad after a long injury lay-off is all-rounder Chris Morris. Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi is the only newcomer to one-day internationals after taking six wickets in the first two Twenty20 internationals. Fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel were not considered because of injury. Meanwhile, South Africa opening batsman Stephen Cook is to play for Durham in the first half of the 2017 English season, the northeast county announced Monday. Cook, 34, who made a century on his Test debut against England at Centurion last year, has since gone on to establish himself at the top of the Proteas order.