{"id":277749,"date":"2023-01-15T08:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T08:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/15\/struggling-south-africa-mulls-split-coaching-conard-walter-likely-options-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T08:37:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T08:37:40","slug":"struggling-south-africa-mulls-split-coaching-conard-walter-likely-options-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/15\/struggling-south-africa-mulls-split-coaching-conard-walter-likely-options-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggling South Africa mulls split-coaching; Conard, Walter likely options | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-97005007,imgsize-6860.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>DURBAN: Struggling <!-- -->South Africa<!-- --> are likely to rope in Shukri Conrad and <!-- -->Rob Walter<!-- --> in a split coaching set up in a bid to revive their fortunes in International cricket.<br \/>Conrad recently was at the helm of South Africa&#8217;s Under-19 side, while Walter was the head coach of Central Districts in New Zealand.<br \/>The duo are expected to be unveiled as South Africa&#8217;s new coaches on Monday, reported ESPNCricinfo.<br \/>Lance Klusener was the &#8220;frontrunner&#8221; to coach the white ball side but following his withdrawal on Monday, the duo would be &#8220;preferred&#8221; to current interim coach <!-- -->Malibongwe Maketa<!-- -->, former West Indies director of cricket <!-- -->Richard Pybus<!-- --> and former national assistant coach Adi Birrell (who applied for the red-ball job only).<br \/>One of the two will be put in charge of the white-ball format as he will have to take charge immediately ahead of South Africa&#8217;s three World Cup Super League matches against England from January 27 to February 1.<br \/>South Africa crashed out of the T20 World Cup after a shocking loss to the Netherlands last November and also faced the challenge of qualifying for the ODI World Cup slated in India in October and November.<br \/>They also endured two crushing defeats to Australia recently to jolt their World Test Championships final hopes. They face the West Indies in two Tests at home from February 28-March 12.<br \/>More than a decade ago, while <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gary-kirsten\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_gary-kirsten\" frmappuse=\"1\">Gary Kirsten<\/a> was the head coach of the Test and ODI side, his deputy <!-- -->Russell Domingo<!-- --> was put in charge of their T20 side.<br \/>Domingo went on to succeed Kirsten six months later as their coach in all formats.<br \/>Conrad has rich experience in South Africa&#8217;s domestic cricket and won four franchise titles with the Lions and Cobras.<br \/>He coached South Africa at the 2022 under-19 World Cup in West Indies in January and February, when his team finished seventh out of 16.<br \/>Walter has been South Africa&#8217;s strength and conditioning expert from 2009 to 2013. He then became Titans head coach and guided them to three trophies in as many seasons.<br \/>He then moved to New Zealand in 2016 to coach the Otago Volts and relocated to the Central Stags before the 2020-21 season.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n              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