Graeme Smith appointed Cricket South Africa's interim director of cricket
Cricket | December 11, 2019 21:28 ISTFormer South Africa captain Graeme Smith will remain in the role till the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year.
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith will remain in the role till the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year.
Board's President Chris Nenzani said that he had spoken to Smith about his appointment on Saturday morning.
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has withdrawn from the race for the post of South Africa's director of cricket.
South Africa have struggled to replace the likes of AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla and Morne Morkel who all retired in the space of the past two years.
Graeme Smith and Tim May follow Paul Collingwood, AB de Villiers, Mitchell Johnson and Adrian Morgan in being awarded honorary life membership of MCC in 2019.
The two cricketing stalwarts picked three Australians, two each from South Africa, England and Bangladesh and one apiece from New Zealand and England.
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith was not amused with Faf du Plessis' decision to bring a proxy-captain during the toss in the third Test in Ranchi.
The year 2018 has been great for the Indian captain, who has produced some exceptional ODI feats including the fastest to reach the 10,000 club, elevating his stature as the best batsman in the world.
Team India are on the cusp of a first-ever series win on South African soil across formats as they lead 3-0 in the six-match ODI series.
Earlier in the day, former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith raised fingers at Virat Kohli's leadership credentials.
Graeme Smith said Virat Kohli's aggression can have a negative impact on the other Indian players.
The two-day T20 event in St. Moritz will be Smith's first since featuring in the Masters Champions League in February 2016.
India will head into the first Test at Newlands without a warm-up game but Smith thinks the scheduling might just work in favour of the visitors.
The former Proteas skipper remarks hold significance as India have a poor winning record abroad especially in the Rainbow nation (South Africa) where they are yet to win a Test series.
With Ottis Gibson set to replace Russell Domingo as the Proteas head coach, Smith is hesitant to say whether the former West Indies pacer would be the right choice.
Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) extended its support to the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) and its members in their pay dispute with Cricket Australia.
Former South African skipper has advised de Villiers to give up the One-day International (ODI) captaincy to fully concentrate on his batting.
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