Here are five things to know about South Africa’s latest cricketing star. Pieter Willem Adriaan Mulder was born on 19 ...

Wiaan Mulder – Pieter Willem Adriana Mulder – became the sixth Proteas Test captain in two years, and 18th overall of South Africa, after Keshav Maharaj had to opt out due to a groin injury. The World ...

Mulder played a sensational innings of 367 not out on day two of the second Test against Zimbabwe but declared the innings at ...

This will be Mulder's first time of leading a team in first-class cricket. He has made 87 red-ball appearances, 20 of them in Tests. His only experience of captaining the team came for ...

South Africa will be further depleted for the second test against Zimbabwe starting in Bulawayo on Sunday after stand-in skipper Keshav Maharaj was ruled out with a left groin strain. Read more at ...

Mulder, who captained the SA U19 team as a junior player, will lead the Test squad for the first time. Proteas all-rounder Wiaan Mulder. Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images ...

Proteas coach Shukri Conrad believes Mulder has all the qualities to lead and that he will thrive with the added responsibility. "He's on top of his game at the minute.

All-rounder Wiaan Mulder has been appointed as captain for the second Test, which begins on Saturday. Meanwhile, Senuran Muthusamy has been named as Maharaj's replacement in the squad.

That will be down to three with Senuran Muthusamy to replace Maharaj. All-rounder Wiaan Mulder will skipper the side as they search for a 2-0 series win.

That will be down to three with Senuran Muthusamy to replace Maharaj. All-rounder Wiaan Mulder will skipper the side as they search for a 2-0 series win.