Du Plessis not sure about de Villiers' Test future

After succumbing to an elbow injury in mid-2016, de Villiers missed the 2-1 series victory against Australia and the Australian whitewash on South African shores before that. The 32-year-old has now completely recovered and is ready to make a comeback to the ODI team. However, there has been a lot of speculation on his role in Test team.

"I'm not sure how AB will feel in terms of Test cricket so we will have to see," du Plessis told the press after whitewashing Sri Lanka in the ongoing Test series.

"We are excited to have him back in the one-day team. I am hoping he decides to play (Tests) for us. He is obviously a world-class batter and I, as a captain, would love to have him as a leader in our team, and obviously as a batter. He is a fantastic player." 

"He hasn't played for a while. The plan was for him to play in this series and then the one-dayers start, but now we will see what AB's plans are – whether he wants to play," du Plessis added. 

He has obviously got to make some decision about his future in cricket.

South Africa coach Russell Domingo said that they would need to have a talk about his future with de Villiers. 

"We need to sit down with him and plan his future," Domingo said, reported cricket.com.au.

"AB has got to make that decision, I can't decide on whether he plays or not. When I say that, I mean AB has got to make the decision about whether he is available and the selectors have got to make the decision whether he plays."