James' appointment comes after David Teeger was stripped of the captaincy due to fears he might be targeted by protesters during the tournament.

On Monday last week, CSA said they had been advices there would be protests at various venues related to Israel's continued bombardment of Gaza. Last year, Teeger was cleared of violating the CSA and Lions code of conduct, for his stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

 An inquiry found that Teeger was entitled to make remarks in his personal capacity to a Jewish audience, which was unrelated to cricket.

The 2024 ICC under 19 Cricket World Cup lights up South African shores from the January 19 to February 11. The 15th edition of the Cricket World Cup will take place in South Africa for the third time in history, with previous editions in 1998 and 2020.

--ChannelAfrica--