Thriving Elgar loving the challenge of captaincy: 'We're in a very special place'

Proteas skipper Dean Elgar says that he has enjoyed his reign as Test captain thus far following their 332-run victory over Bangladesh at St George's Park.

The Proteas completed their third Test series win since Elgar took over the captaincy armband - beating West Indies 2-0, India 2-1 and now Bangladesh 2-0. They also drew away to New Zealand, -1. 

Since his full-time appointment in the middle of last year, Elgar has won seven of nine Tests.

While the captaincy burden affected players like Quinton de Kock, Elgar has thrived and his form with the bat has been impressive.

The Proteas opener scored three consecutive half-centuries during the Bangladesh Test series.

Elgar says that the Proteas' success over this summer has made his task easier as he continues leading the side onwards and upwards.

"Everything comes with a challenge, I love challenges and that's why I'm playing Test cricket at nearly 35. I feel like I got a lot of good years and still the best years ahead of me," Elgar told reporters on Monday.

"I really enjoy it now. If I was younger, I wouldn't of enjoyed it that much but if you're playing good cricket and you're getting results coming your way, it's going to ease the burden of captaincy.

"By all means, it's a massive privilege to captain your country and I've enjoyed it so far. The last year has been extremely testing off the field, but I've got an amazing core of players that understand me as a character and respect me as a player and person.

"They understand the nature of the cricket that I want to play going forward, and slowly but surely everyone is buying in," continued Elgar.

"We're in a very special place, which makes me feel a lot happier about what I'm doing. If you're getting results going your way and