Dean Elgar

Former captain embraces challenge at Essex as he steps into Alastair Cook's sizeable shoes

At one end, Khawaja and Elgar, at the other, Head and Crawley. With Rohit Sharma somewhere in the middle

Former South Africa opener will fill hole in top-order left by Alastair Cook's retirement

And has any team had a worse collapse than India did in their first innings?

Elgar stopped short of calling the pitch poor, but admitted that the conditions were very "challenging"

SA first folded for 55, before India faced a collapse of their own, losing their last six wickets without adding a run

The global reaction to CSA prioritising the SA20 over the Test tour of New Zealand has been strong, but it may have been the right move for cricket in South Africa

India have never won a Test at Newlands, and will need to change that if they are to salvage something from this series

"Drawing is maybe as big as a loss for us," the opener said ahead of his final Test, where he will also be standing in as captain

This is a Test team still in development, and that makes their statement victory at SuperSport Park all the more impressive

Dean Elgar will lead the side in his absence, while Zubayr Hamza has been added to the squad

Only Kohli's 76 offered any resistance during India's second innings, which lasted a mere 34.1 overs and featured nine single-digit scores

If Temba Bavuma is ruled out of the Cape Town Test, Elgar might be asked to lead South Africa. And that may be the toughest goodbye of all

KL Rahul had scored a century of his own, but a poor bowling performance from India handed the advantage back to the hosts

Dean Elgar appeared to have taken over leadership duties after Bavuma left the field

"The conversation and the decision and the outcomes have been exactly how Dean and I discussed it," SA red-ball coach says

His place in the side coincided with South African Test success, and his personality always made him stand out

Former South Africa captain hopes to finish his Test career in Cape Town, his "favourite stadium in the world"

New Test captain delivers series-sealing knock to restore feelgood factor to South Africa