CSA is set to implement several recommendations made at a three-day Coaches’ Conference and Workshop in Johannesburg earlier this week.
Provincial union CEOs, leading coaches and representatives from the SA Cricketers’ Association and CSA attended the meeting.
According to Rapport newspaper, the recommendations include:
- A double round of matches in the T20 Challenge, as well as semi-finals and a final.
- At least 10 matches per team per season in the 4-Day Series followed by a five-day final.
- A playoff between the teams that finish second and third on the One-Day Cup log to precede the final.
- A Colts provincial competition, to accommodate quality young players not selected for the 4-Day Series.
- A North-South match, which would serve as an unofficial national trial.
The coaches and CEOs also pushed for more series for the South Africa A team.
Meanwhile, a cricket administrator told Rapport newspaper, that CSA will soon announce “a giant sponsor with an international footprint.”
The Proteas have not had a sponsor since Standard Bank ended its association with the men’s team at the end of April 2020 due to CSA’s leadership battles and the toxic cricket environment at the time.
