Director of national teams Enoch Nkwe says CSA will revisit its strategy of having different coaches for the Proteas’ white-ball and Test teams.
This follows Rob Walter’s shock resignation as white-ball coach on Tuesday, two years into his four-year contract which included the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
The 49-year-old, whose family lives in New Zealand, cited personal reasons for his decision.
Proteas Test coach Shukri Conrad – who has guided South Africa to the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s in June – is now favoured to take charge of the national team in all three formats.
“It has had a lot of positives, but we’re also looking at some of the cons that came with it,” Nkwe told News24 when asked about having two different coaches at national level.
“It was always going to be the plan that halfway through, we would review the red ball and white ball structure and see how we could better it.
“We’re busy re-assessing that to see what is going to be the best fit for the next 30 months. I’ve been working with the two coaches and there has been some good selection and planning.
“There is a lot that we’re considering, but ultimately, we need to make the best decision to give us the best chance of winning 2027. That’s what it’s going to come down to.
“We’re not rushing the decision. We understand that the next white ball fixtures are only going to be after the World Test Championship final. But, having said that, we shouldn’t wait for another two months. We need to make the decision as soon as possible because there is quite a lot to stabilise.”
Nkwe admitted Walter’s resignation came as a shock.
“After the Champions Trophy, our communication was to try and review and identify areas where we need to improve, so it did catch us off guard,” said Nkwe.
“In the discussions we had with him, we could understand from his point of view and the personal issues. We needed to respect that and let him go.”
