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Conrad named new South Africa Test coach

By AAP Newswire

Jan 16, 2023

South African Test players. — Shukri Conrad has been named coach of the South African men's Test cricket team. -AAP Image

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

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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 with the Mumbai Indians.

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 February 28.

Walter has previously worked as a strength and conditioning specialist with the national team but spent the past seven years coaching in New Zealand domestic cricket.

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.

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