Smith has not achieved anything as captain: Clive Rice

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: December 30, 2009

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Johannesburg: In a surprising attack on South African skipper Graeme Smith, former captain Clive Rice said on Tuesday that Smith has not achieved anything as captain of the team and Johan Botha should be made captain for all formats of the game.

Rice, who never played a recognised Test because of apartheid-era isolation of African nation, strongly questioned the leadership qualities of Smith.

“What has he actually achieved as captain? For me, he is too one-dimensional as captain and he shows no enterprising spirit,” Rice, who led South Africa in the historic one-day series in India which was the first after the country was readmitted to the international arena, said.

The former captain was of the opinion that Johan Botha would make a better captain than Smith. “Botha really impressed me as captain when he led South Africa at the beginning of the year to a victory against Australia in a one-day series. He would be my choice as South African captain in all forms of the game. Smith has not achieved anything in the big tournaments in which he was the captain. That should be an indication that he is not the right guy for the role,” he told Afrikaan Daily Beeld.

Johan Botha had successfully led South Africa to a series win in the ODI series against Australia in Australia since Smith was injured.

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