AB De Villiers resigned from South Africa's Test captaincy with immediate effect on 12 December 2016.
He also endorsed Faf du Plessis’s name to take over his role permanently, which was confirmed by Cricket South Africa.
He led the Proteas in two Test matches against England, before injury forced him to miss the series against New Zealand and Australia.
De Villiers, who stepped down as the captain of South African Cricket team, was appointed to the post in January 2016 succeeding Hashim Amla, who resigned from the position.
