The Proteas have had a tournament to forget, with just two points from eight games, resulting in their early exit after a defeat to Pakistan on June 24. From injury issues to key members of the squad, to none of their batsmen crossing 300 runs, or scoring a century throughout the tournament, there have been several reasons behind South Africa’s failure to go past the league stage.

Du Plessis himself has been their best batsman of the tournament – with 287 runs at 57.40 – but doubts over his captaincy have increased after their early exit, and it remains to be seen whether the 34-year-old is willing to continue in the role.

“I’ve had huge belief the last year and it’s been very easy for me to not even consider anything else, because my purpose in captaining this team has been so strong. I didn’t even think about anything else. I’ll spend two or three weeks to look at what the future holds for me for the next year or two.”