I got the call just after the Proteas game against the Boks that AB is going to stand down for the Test matches," du Plessis said. "I spoke to him that evening and I phoned him the next day just to make sure. My policy will always be one of being really honest, so it was just speaking as friends would do about going forward.
Faf du Plessis about taking on the Test captaincy from AB de Villiers















