Proteas’ new ODI and T20 fielding coach named

SPORTSAREENA.comMay 12, 2023

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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced that Wandile Gwavu has been appointed the fielding coach for the Proteas white-ball set-up.

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The 36-year-old, who took cost of the fielding throughout South Africa’s inbound limited-overs excursions towards West Indies and Netherlands this previous summer time, joins Rob Walter’s crew on a full time foundation alongside batting coach JP Duminy.

As head coach of Lions since 2019, Gwavu was named Domestic Coach of the Season in his first 12 months in cost and has since led the highveld crew to 5 titles in 4 seasons – essentially the most by any Lions coach.

Wandile Gwavu hails from Langa in Cape Town

He was additionally assistant coach to each the Jozi Stars (Mzansi Super League) and Joburg Super Kings (SA20) and loved nationwide spells with the SAU19s and SA ‘A’ facet.

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Hailing from Cape Town, Gwavu performed age-group cricket for Eastern Province and was a part of their Academy earlier than he took up teaching.

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CSA Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe commented: “We are happy to verify Wandile because the fielding coach for the Proteas Men’s limited-overs crew. He brings a wealth of expertise on the highest stage in South African cricket with a training profession that speaks volumes.

“With the effective margins and the ever-increasing stakes in 50-over and T20 cricket, fielding has turn out to be a important a part of any profitable crew and we strongly imagine Wandile’s experience will assist the Proteas keep their sturdy custom of fielding excellence throughout each codecs.

“Wandile also permanently joins the set-up during an exciting period as the team transition into a crucial preparatory phase ahead of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India later this year.”

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