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Ex-Proteas skipper Elgar 'stabbed in the back' by Cricket South Africa

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South African batter Dean Elgar
South African batter Dean Elgar
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Former Test captain Dean Elgar described a toxic environment of politics and poor administration in South African cricket and said he felt he had been "stabbed in the back" when he was summarily axed from the leadership role last year.

Elgar, 36, is now playing for English county Essex after retiring from international cricket.

He said in a wide-ranging interview with the Rapport newspaper that he had held back from criticising his former employers before his contract with Cricket South Africa (CSA) expired at the end of April.

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