5 big moments under Russell Domingo

#3 Home Test series wins over Pakistan, India, West Indies, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka

South Africa clean swept Pakistan 3-0 at home in 2013

Having endured a difficult phase after the premature retirement of the prolific Graeme Smith in March 2014, Domingo ensured the team remained unfazed by his early departure. After Smith led his nation to Test series wins at home against Pakistan – they were clean sweeped 3-0 – and India at either end of 2013, his successor Hashim Amla boosted South Africa’s record further by beating West Indies 2-0 in 2014-15.

But it did not take long for Amla to resign as captain and de Villiers to take over just a year later; it did not take long for de Villiers to disappear either, as first an injury prevented him from participating in Tests and then he went on a Test match sabbatical.

Faf du Plessis took over the mantle – unofficially, he is now the ODI skipper as well – and edged past New Zealand in 2016 and then Sri Lanka in 2016-17, which was again a whitewash of 3-0. Creating little worry for the management, Domingo smoothly saw through that turbulent period when confusion – and questions – on de Villiers’ Test future continued to be a distraction.