Shukri Conrad and Rob Walter are set to be named the Proteas’ Men’s Test and limited-overs coaches respectively today, succeeding Mark Boucher.
Conrad, Walter, Malibongwe Maketa, Adrian Birrell, Richard Pybus and Lance Klusener, who withdrew from the process, were on the shortlist.
South Africa have only once before split the national team coaching roles when Gary Kirsten (Tests) and Russell Domingo (ODI and T20I) shared the position. Domingo, though, took on the all-format role within six months.
Unlike Boucher, neither Conrad nor Walter did not play international cricket, but are vastly experienced domestic coaches.
Conrad was a highly-talented all-rounder in his playing days, having represented SA Schools in 1984 along with Daryll Cullinan and Clive Eksteen, with Allan Donald as 12th man.
The 55-year-old, though, returned to the South African…
