SouthAfrica Cricket Coach: South Africa has named Rob Walter as its new head coach in limited overs cricket with Shukri Conrad to take over the Test team, officials confirmed on Monday. Follow latest Cricket updates with InsideSport.IN
Mark Boucher, who had been in charge across all formats, resigned following the recent Twenty20 World Cup in Australia to take up a role in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Mumbai Indians.
SouthAfrica Cricket Coach: CSA appoints Rob Walter & Shukri Conrad as new coaches as Mark Boucher replacements, begins split coaching era, Check Details
Shukri Conrad (red-ball) and Rob Walter (white-ball) have been revealed as the new #Proteas head coaches 👏
We wish them all the best in their new roles 🇿🇦#BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/E2PVE6ER4s
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) January 16, 2023
South African Walter has previously worked as a strength and conditioning specialist with the national team but spent the last seven years coaching in New Zealand domestic cricket. Conrad is an experienced head coach in South African domestic cricket and was most recently in charge of the national Under-19 side.
He will have a light workload early in his tenure with South Africa scheduled to play just three more Tests in 2023, starting with a two-match series at home to West Indies that gets underway on Febraury 28. Both coaches take up their roles from February 1.
South Africa’s director of cricket Enoch Nkwe confirmed they will have interim coaching for the three-match home One-Day International series against England that begins on January 27. “Their leadership is very strong and they are clear in their minds about how to move South African cricket forward,” Nkwe told reporters. “Not just the national teams, but also our (domestic) system.”
Nkwe said it was important to lay the foundations for success in the 50-overs Cricket World Cup in 2027, which South Africa is co-hosting with Namibia and Zimbabwe. “The 2027 World Cup is a must-win and we need to build the systems to be successful there,” he added. “That will be our big focus (in white-ball cricket).”
SouthAfrica Cricket Coach: CSA appoints Rob Walter & Shukri Conrad as new coaches as Mark Boucher replacements, begins split coaching era, Check Details
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