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Leadership comes naturally to me: Opener Dean Elgar eyes South Africa Test captaincy

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Experienced opener Dean Elgar has expressed his interest in becoming South Africa’s next Test captain, saying leadership comes naturally to him and he would think ‘long and hard’ if approached for the job. Elgar has been a regular member of the Proteas Test team from the past two or three years. After young opener Aiden Markram, the 32-year old Elgar is the second candidate to come forward, expressing his desire to become South Africa’s next Test captain. Also Read - Babar Azam is Very Close to Being in Same League as Virat Kohli, Steve Smith: Misbah-ul-Haq

“It’s definitely not an easy journey being a Test captain but I think leadership is something that comes extremely naturally to me,” Elgar said during an interview with Cricket South Africa (CSA) which was released on Monday.

“I’ve captained teams in the past, right up from school level to provincial level and at franchise level. I enjoyed it extremely and if I was asked to take on the captaincy, it’s definitely something I would think long and hard about because it would mean a lot to me.”