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Liam Brickhill
Ottis Gibson will not be South Africa’s coach for the team’s upcoming tour of India. Gibson’s tenure as coach comes to an end in September and his services will not be retained. Cricket South Africa (CSA) have also announced sweeping changes to the way the national men’s team will be run.
A new football style team manager will take overall charge of all aspects of the team, appointing coaching staff and captains. The coaches, medical staff, and the administrative staff will all report directly to the manager, who in turn will report to the director of cricket, working under the chief executive.
The Board of Directors of CSA approved the new structure at its meeting last week. The restructure includes the appointment of the position of Director of Cricket. Cricket South Africa’s Manager of Cricket Pathways, Corrie van Zyl, will assume the position of Acting Director of Cricket until the position is filled. This effectively means that all cricketing decisions within the system will be managed by van Zyl until the position is filled on a full-time basis. In the meantime, CSA will advertise the positions of director of cricket, team manager and convenor of selectors.
“I would like to thank Ottis Gibson, other members of the team’s current senior management, and our long-serving team manager, Dr. Moosajee, for their national service to South African cricket,” said CSA Chief Executive Thabang Moroe.
More to follow…
Source: ESPN Crickinfo