All Eyes On Gibson

Cricket South Africa is convinced they’ve found a winner with new Proteas coach Ottis Gibson.

- Richard Van Rensburg

WHEN Cricket South Africa (CSA) started looking for a new coach to replace Russell Domingo, whose contract ended, many pundits were expecting it would be a local who’d be picked to take over the reins. But cricket bosses had a surprise up their sleeves.

The Proteas notch ed up series losses against England in all three formats of the game – Tests, ODIs and T20 – and CSA decided a shake-up was needed.

And who better to get them back up to speed than the guy who helped mastermind the SA team’s trifecta of defeats: Ottis Gibson (48), a former West Indies paceman who’s spent the past few years serving as England’s bowling coach.

In order to lure him over to our shores CSA had to make the veteran cricketer an offer he couldn’t refuse – rumour has it they agreed to double his current salary to seal the deal. But they’re convinced it will prove to be money well spent.

WHO IS OTTIS GIBSON?