No excuses for embarrassing loss, says SA captain Elgar
Rohit Sharma is now Indian skipper in all three formats after being named as permanent Test captain
20 February 2022 - 19:34
SA arrived in New Zealand on a high note after a hard-fought home series win over India, but a punishing defeat in their first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday served as a sobering reality check.
Captain Dean Elgar refused to make excuses, blaming neither losing the toss, the 10-day quarantine on arrival in New Zealand, nor the matter of head coach Mark Boucher facing a May disciplinary hearing over charges of racism...
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