Conrad named new South Africa Test coach

Conrad named new South Africa Test coach

South Africa have named Shukri Conrad as their new head coach in Test cricket with Rob Walter to take over within the restricted overs format.

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

Conrad is an skilled head coach in South African home cricket and was most just lately answerable for the nationwide Under-19 facet.

He can have a light-weight workload early in his tenure with South Africa scheduled to play simply three extra Tests in 2023, beginning with a two-match sequence at dwelling to West Indies that will get underway on February 28.

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

Both coaches take up their roles from February 1.

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

The Proteas suffered a 2-0 Test sequence defeat to Australia earlier in January.