New Proteas head coach announced
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced the appointment of a new head coach for the Proteas.
Ottis Gibson will take over as head coach in September.
"His contract will run from mid-September when he starts preparing the squad for the home series against Bangladesh until the conclusion of the ICC World Cup in mid-2019," CSA says in a statement.
Gibson has stepped down as the bowling coach of the England Test team and has previously served as head coach of the West Indies.
BREAKING: #OttisGibson has been appointed as head coach of the Proteas national team across all three formats. pic.twitter.com/yQcuNbzb92
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CSA CEO Haroon Lorgat says: "His playing and coaching credentials are impressive and that will place the Proteas in good hands as we move towards a big home summer with both India and Australia visiting us."
Lorgat says Ottis is familiar with South Africa having spent a great part of his career playing in the country.
"That should help him to settle in quickly with our national team."
Lorgat has thanked the England and Wales Cricket Board for their understanding and co-operation in releasing Ottis from his current contract.
Russell Domingo will be head coach of the South Africa A side while the current incumbent, Shukri Conrad, will return to his previous full-time position as Head Coach of the Powerade National Academy.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OttisGibson?src=hash">#OttisGibson</a> has been appointed as head coach of the Proteas national team across all three formats. <a href="https://t.co/yQcuNbzb92">pic.twitter.com/yQcuNbzb92</a></p>— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/JacaNews/status/902844460496809984">August 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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