South Africa title new coaches for Test, restricted overs groups

South Africa have named Rob Walter as their new head coach in restricted overs cricket with Shukri Conrad to take over the check crew, officers confirmed on Monday.

Mark Boucher, who had been in cost throughout all codecs, resigned following the current Twenty20 World Cup in Australia to take up a task within the Indian Premier League with the Mumbai Indians.

South African Walter has beforehand labored as a power and conditioning specialist with the nationwide crew however spent the final seven years teaching in New Zealand home cricket.

Conrad is an skilled head coach in South African home cricket and was most not too long ago answerable for the nationwide Under-19 facet.

He could have a lightweight workload early in his tenure with South Africa scheduled to play simply three extra checks in 2023, beginning with a two-match collection at residence to West Indies that will get underway on Feb. 28.

Both coaches take up their roles from Feb. 1.

South Africa’s director of cricket Enoch Nkwe confirmed they may have interim teaching for the three-match residence One-Day International collection in opposition to England that begins on Jan. 27.

“Their leadership is very strong and they are clear in their minds about how to move South African cricket forward,” Nkwe informed reporters. “Not just the national teams, but also our (domestic) system.”

Nkwe stated it was necessary to put the foundations for achievement within 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).”