But he admits his main focus will be to manage the player correctly as he launches his international career.
Maphaka is just 18-years-old and still in matric, but is in line to make his senior Proteas debut during their three-match T20I series against the West Indies in the Caribbean over the coming week.
He was included in a largely inexperienced squad for the series.
It has been an incredible year for Maphaka, after he burst to prominence in the U19 World Cup, picking up 21 wickets in just six matches, to end the tournament as the top wicket-taker.
He then represented the Lions in the CSA T20 competition, where he made some telling contributions, including helping his team win a super over, before he was signed to the Mumbai Indians and made his IPL debut.
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