It was suggested the vice-captain deliberately played badly for financial gain in Saturday's defeat by Pakistan.
But Springboks vice-captain Victor Matfield said his team-mates needed to adapt to the referee's law interpretations.
Dinesh Karthik and Parthiv Patel will compete for vice-captain Dhoni's place behind the stumps.
Sammy Clingan has been appointed the club's vice-captain, while Fotheringham's future with the club remains unclear.
Both Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and India vice-captain Rahul Dravid reacted angrily to the suggestions.
The 25-year-old has also been appointed vice-captain following Laura Newton's retirement from international cricket.
On Tuesday, Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist admitted his side was already looking beyond the Ashes series.
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard was handed the England captain's armband in Ferdinand's absence with Frank Lampard made vice-captain.
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Robinson took the decision to demote Ally Hogg to vice-captain after Blair's impressive leadership on Scotland duty.
Sangakkara had been vice-captain since 2006 and was long seen as the heir apparent of Mahela Jayawardene.
Europe vice-captain Sam Torrance called it "the most disgusting thing I have seen on a golf course".
Montgomerie will lead Europe for the first time after pipping 2008 vice-captain Jose Maria Olazabal to the role.
They will be led out in that match by Ferdinand, with Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard moving to vice-captain.
Michael Clarke has been appointed vice-captain while opening batsman Matthew Hayden has been included after overcoming an Achilles injury.
Vice-captain Michael Clarke will be the skipper in Sydney next week, with Usman Khawaja coming in for his Test debut.
However, Ponting is confident he has enough slow-bowling cover with leg-spinner Smith and vice-captain Michael Clarke, who has 21 Test wickets.
Misbah was also made vice-captain until the end of 2008 but the decision to axe Shoaib will attract the most attention.
Doctors have also removed shrapnel from the shoulder of vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara and from the arm of British assistant coach Paul Farbrace.
Prince was the vice-captain before he had to withdraw from the tour of Australia after breaking his thumb during a nets session.
While England come into this series with a clean bill of health, Australia's concerns about vice-captain Michael Clarke have failed to dissipate.
Worcestershire were led by vice-captain Daryl Mitchell after skipper Vikram Solanki announced his resignation on Thursday after a 241-run defeat by Glamorgan.
Rauluni, who led Fiji to the quarter-finals of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, will be supported by the dynamic Tongan loose-forward Nili Latu as vice-captain.
Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been named as vice-captain for the match, while Cameron White will take on the role for the one-day and Twenty20 internationals.
Montgomerie appointed Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn and Sergio Garcia as his vice-captains at Celtic Manor, with Olazabal added as a vice-captain on Friday.
Ferdinand was named by Capello as the vice-captain in August 2008.
Vice-captain Clarke had added his 18th Test half century before he was trapped lbw via the referral system to Brett Arnel in the morning session.
He said he has since had frank and open conversations with the management group of which he, as designated vice-captain, is at least nominally a part.
Shortly after lunch, Ramnaresh Sarwan fell to an angry Jones, who trapped the West Indies vice-captain on the back foot and then delivered a verbal send off.
Australia lost opener Mark Waugh, lbw to Javagal Srinath for three, and vice-captain Ricky Ponting to Prasad for a duck before the total had climbed to 30.
Vice-captain Yousuf Youhana hit out at the system earlier this year, saying players were forced to play abroad during the off-season and were left burnt-out as a result.
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