AB de Villiers claims Temba Bavuma's captaincy similar to that of MS Dhoni

Overview

• On Ravichandran Ashwin's YouTube Channel, AB de Villiers spoke about the similarities between Temba Bavuma and MS Dhoni's captaincy
• The former South African cricketer felt both were calm in nature and did not speak a lot
• He indirectly took a funny dig at Graeme Smith and regarded his former skipper to be intimidating

On Ravichandran Ashwin's YouTube Channel, AB de Villiers spoke about the similarities between Temba Bavuma and MS Dhoni's captaincy. The former South African cricketer felt both were calm in nature and did not speak a lot. He indirectly took a funny dig at Graeme Smith and regarded his former skipper to be intimidating.

Speaking on Ashwin's YouTube channel, de Villiers accepted that he was hesitant about Bavuma being named the Test skipper, much like others. However, he added that it was one of those moments where one should not judge the book by its cover.

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"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 contact 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," de Villiers said.

"It’s similar for MS Dhoni, I hardly ever heard his voice," - AB de Villiers

"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. Temba is very, very small. He’s a soft-spoken guy and hardly ever raises his voice," he added.

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"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 ever heard 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," de Villiers felt.