Malibongwe Maketa to take charge of Proteas on Australia tour

SPORTSAREENA.comNovember 2, 2022

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The Proteas have a brand new man in charge.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) have introduced that Malibongwe Maketa will fill the position of Proteas interim head coach for South Africa’s three-match Test tour of Australia in December and January.

Maketa, who’s presently the South Africa A coach and National Academy Lead, will take charge of the Test squad as they put together to face Australia of their penultimate sequence of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).

South Africa discover themselves positioned second on the desk behind Australia following two sequence wins, one loss and one draw within the second cycle of the WTC.

The 42-year-old steps into the position after being half of South Africa’s most up-to-date Test tour of England, the place he labored as a guide through the four-day warm-up match towards England Lions and the triumphant first Test at Lord’s in August.

He additionally served as assistant head coach to the Proteas from 2017-2019. He will take over from Mark Boucher, who will depart CSA and the Proteas after the on-going T20 World Cup.

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Commenting on Maketa’s appointment, Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe mentioned: “We are happy to identify Malibongwe as our interim coach to lead the Proteas in Australia. He is a well-recognized face to the setting and has labored in the identical area beforehand when he served as assistant coach.

“Mali is aware of most of the gamers effectively; they know him too; and with such a short while between now and the tour, we as Cricket South Africa felt we wanted somebody who might step in instantly and lead us via what is a vital sequence for the Proteas.

“We would like to wish him well on his appointment. He has our full support, and we have no doubt he will do South Africans proud in this series.”