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Smith is SA director of cricket till March 2022

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith’s contract as CSA’s Director of Cricket has been extended by 2 years till the end of March 2022. Cricket South Africa made the announcement public on Friday after Smith’s initial 3-month contract which was supposed to last till the IPL drew to a close.

“Graeme has made a huge impact with his energy, expertise, hard work ethic and characteristic determination and passion he has brought to the position during the six months he has served in an acting capacity,” said CSA Acting Chief Executive Dr. Jacques Faul.

“Although there is certainly a great deal of work to be done, as reflected by the performances of our various national teams, he has certainly put our cricket on an upward trajectory that provides light at the end of the tunnel.

“He also made a number of strategic temporary appointments with Linda Zondi appointed interim independent national selector, Ashwell Prince taking charge of South Africa A and Malibongwe Maketa joining the under-19 squad as a coaching consultant,” added Dr. Faul.

Smith, himself was happy to be serving the board and sounded hopeful that South Africa would soon be “back to where it belongs” at the international level.

“My appointment brings a degree of permanency to my position which makes planning the road ahead a lot easier. As Dr. Faul has said, there is a lot of work that still needs to be done, not just at international level but throughout our pipeline development pathways as well but I am determined to get South African cricket back to where it belongs as one of the world leaders at international level.”

It was in December 2019, when Smith initially took up the job after being reluctant initially. Since then, South Africa endured a Test series loss to England at home but received a shot in the arm by winning the ODI series vs Australia earlier this year.

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