Johannesburg: South Africa's Test captain Faf du Plessis has resigned from the captaincy of the team. Confirming Faf's decision, South Africa Cricket (CSA) has said that du Plessis has resigned the captaincy of Test and T20 cricket. He has said in his statement, "When I took charge of the team, I took this responsibility with better performance and full dedication and dedication for the team."

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He said, "Now the team is moving in a new direction with new leaders, in which there are many young players. I think it would be good for South African cricket that I give up my captaincy from all formats of the game." The 35-year-old Faf emphasized the need to step down from captaincy for the next generation, so that the team could go ahead with young leaders like Quinton de Kock.

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He said, "It was a tough decision for me, but I will always be ready to support Quinton, Mark and the rest of the players so that the team can take a better shape." Faf has captained 121 international matches for South Africa in all three formats since 2012. He captained South Africa for the first time in a T20 match against New Zealand.

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