Imraan Khan who played One Test for South Africa in 2009, has been appointed as the new batting coach for the upcoming series against West Indies.
This comes after Ashwell Prince was in charge of the team has stepped aside due to personal reasons and has not traveled with the team. Imraan Khan has joined the coaching setup, along with the head coach Shukri Conrad, South Africa squad, and will assume a significant role at CSA after the series.
Imraan was previously in charge of Dolphins, where he spent the last five years. Under his guidance, they won two four-day series titles, shared the one-day cup in the 2020-21 season, and won three CSA T20 challenge titles.
In the last few years, the Dolphins have produced several players to the national team including names like Keegan Peterson, Ottneil Baartman, and Keshav Maharaj.
He has played 161 FC matches and scored 9367 runs with an average of 36.58. He has also played 121 List A matches and 51 T20s in his career but made the most of his opportunities in red-ball cricket.
Imraan thanked the Kwazulu Natal Inland Cricket Union for their support through last few years and stated that Kingsmead will always be his home where he played before taking up the coaching role.
“I want to thank the KZN Cricket Union for all their support. It’s been an incredible journey, and I’ve loved starting my coaching career at the union that has been my home for many seasons. This is an exciting step in my path as a coach, but Kingsmead will always be home, and I will miss everyone here,” Imraan said in a statement.
South Africa’s two-match test series against West Indies will begin on August 07. The first match will be played in Trinidad and the second one in Guyana. Following the series, a three-match T20I series will be played after the Tests.
South Africa squad for West Indies Tests: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Paterson, Dane Piedt, Migael Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, and Kyle Verreynne.
