|| CF Correspondent || 

Cricket South Africa’s director of cricket Graeme Smith said on Friday that Quinton de Kock will not be their captain in Test. The one definitive answer that I can give you is that it's not going to be Quinton.

‘’I can't tell you who it's going to be. We're in a debate over it, and a strategy. There's no one person we could pinpoint right now and say that's the guy,’’ Smith told reporters through an online press conference on Friday.

"There are a lot of players on a similar level. The challenge, when we do play some cricket, will be to see who steps out and escalates themselves into really consistent performers.

"We've got to understand the personalities. We've got to look at the people; maybe take a risk on someone, potentially, and back them, try to understand who's got some credibility within the environment [from] a leadership perspective and respect. Coming from a person a risk was taken on, it is something that we would certainly consider. Quinton will be our white-ball captain. He won't be the Test captain,’’ he said.

The job has been vacant since Faf du Plessis relinquished the reins in February.