Captain Graeme Smith: South Africa's Gen-Next not yet ready

Graeme Smith

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith feels that India's complete dominance in the ongoing ODI series is an indicator that the Gen-Next of Proteas is "not quite ready" to take on quality opposition.

"India team is very deservingly 3-0 up in the series. While South Africa have lost three key players (AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock) to injuries but it also showed that next generation of South African cricketers is not quite ready to take it on," Smith told PTI.

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