Mark Boucher To Quit As South Africa Head Coach After T20 World Cup 2022

12.09.2022 - 20:43 sports.ndtv.com

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher will quit from his role after the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Monday.

Boucher has held the position since December 2019, and led the Proteas to 11 Test wins, including a memorable 2-1 series win against India at home in January. "Mr Boucher has decided to resign in order to pursue other opportunities in line with his future career and personal objectives," CSA said in a statement. "While Cricket SA greatly regrets that Mr Boucher is unable to see out the term of his contract, it respects his decision and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours." The Proteas are also currently number two on the ICC World Test Championship table.

In the limited-overs arena, Boucher has helped South Africa claim 12 ODI wins, and 23 T20 International victories, the most recent being a historic 2-1 series triumph against England.

His last series at the helm will be a white-ball tour of India from September 28 to October 11 before heading to the T20 World Cup in Australia, where South Africa are grouped alongside Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

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