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Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo has quit just days after the side’s Test series defeat to India with a year left on his contract. Photo: Gallo Images

Cricket South Africa extends Russell Domingo’s contract to middle 2017

Russell Domingo will remain in charge of the South African national team until the end of their tour to England next year.

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Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo has quit just days after the side’s Test series defeat to India with a year left on his contract. Photo: Gallo Images

The Board of Directors of Cricket South Africa (CSA) has extended the contracts of Proteas Head Coach, Russell Domingo, and Team Manager, Dr Mohammed Moosajee, until the end of the Proteas tour to England next year.

Both contracts were due to expire at the end of April 2015, but will now run until the end of South Africa’s tour to England. This means Domingo will remain in charge for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament in England in June 2017 as well as the full bilateral tour to England comprising the four-match Basil d’Oliveira Trophy Test Series, three ODI’s and three T20 International matches.

“As part of the domestic cricket review, we are currently evaluating the entire coaching framework in South Africa and the Board believed the best approach at present was to extend the tenure of Mr Domingo until the end of the England tour in 2017,” commented CSA Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat.

“Naturally the performances of the Proteas was a key factor in the Board’s unanimous decision. The recent 1-0 Sunfoil Test Series win against New Zealand and the impressive 5-0 win in the Momentum ODI Series against world champions Australia, resulting in us being the first nation to achieve a clean sweep against them, were noted.

Domingo was under fire at the start of the year, following big Test series losses against India and England. South Africa also failed to progress past the group stages of the ICC World T20 earlier this year.

However, recent performances in limited overs matches, have spark a revival and the litmus test will be the three-match Test series against Australia which begins next week.