De Villiers: I can win 2019 World Cup as captain
AB De Villiers says he wants to lead the Proteas at the next World Cup in England in 2019.
De Villiers was speaking after South Africa were knocked out of the Champions Trophy by India on Sunday.
The Proteas lost by 8 wickets - India advance to semi finals and will face Bangladesh.
De Villiers was asked why does he still want to be the captain?
His reply was blunt to say the least," Because I am a good captain and I can take this team to win a World Cup I believe."
‘We do come up short for some reason. I can’t explain exactly what happens.’ That was the explanation, or lack thereof, as to why the Proteas continue to disappoint at major tournaments.
De Villiers said it was the way in which they lost that disappointed him the most. They were well set; at one point they were on 126-1. But that then became 191 all out, and soul-destroying fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli set up the eight-wicket victory.
‘We’ve tried a few things … camps and psychologists,’ he said. ‘In my mind that wasn’t the problem. It wasn’t a mental thing, we were just poor on the day.’