Mark Boucher Proteas

Cricket South Africa (CSA) will reportedly announce former Proteas head coach Mark Boucher’s successors on Monday, 16 January 2023 at 10:00. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/Sports Inc

Proteas new head coaches to be named on Monday, 16 January

Cricket South Africa (CSA) will reportedly announce former Proteas head coach Mark Boucher’s successors on Monday, 16 January 2023 at 10:00.

Mark Boucher Proteas

Cricket South Africa (CSA) will reportedly announce former Proteas head coach Mark Boucher’s successors on Monday, 16 January 2023 at 10:00. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/Sports Inc

Cricket South Africa (CSA) will reportedly announce former Proteas head coach Mark Boucher’s successors on Monday, 16 January 2023 at 10:00.

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Boucher resigned last year and was replaced by interim head coach Malibongwe Maketa.

CSA have since split the coaching roles.

They will hire a Test coach as well as an ODI and T20I coach.

Maketa is among the candidates for both roles.

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Former Titans head coach, and current head coach of Central Districts in New Zealand, Rob Walter, is in contention, too.

According to the Club Cricket website, South Africa Under-19 coach Shukri Conrad has also applied and those in the know suggest he is the leading contender for the Test coaching role.

Former Border, Cape Cobras, Titans, Bangladesh and Pakistan head coach Richard Pybus is also in contention. Pybus has also been West Indies director of cricket – and is currently director of cricket at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town.

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Meanwhile, former Proteas all-rounder Lance Klusener was also interviewed. However, his application was subsequently withdrawn. Klusener is head coach of Durban’s Super Giants in the ongoing SA20.

With Klusener out the running, reports suggest the roles will go to Conrad (Test) and Walter (ODI and T20I).

“We were happy with our interviews. The candidates gave us a bit of a headache as we needed to see who would fit best in which format,” said CSA director of cricket Enoch Nkwe.

“It was unfortunate that Lance pulled out, but we respect that, and we’ll continue moving forward.

“We respect the decision and he’s always been a great asset to South African cricket. We hope that in future, we can have him on board.

“We’ve had him on board before but there are other attractions that we can’t compete with. We must respect people’s decisions and desires.”