JP Duminy shocks South Africa, quits as batting coach

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Cricket South Africa has parted ways with the batting coach of the white-ball team JP Duminy. This comes after the former player of the team stepped down from his role on Friday (6th December) after a mutual agreement with the governing body.

Duminy was appointed as the white-ball head coach of the South Africa National Cricket Team in March 2023. He worked under the head coach Rob Walter after the new era ushered in Proteas cricket following the end of the stint of Mark Boucher.

South Africa enjoyed a decent amount of success in the white-ball cricket under JP Duminy

Under Duminy, South Africa enjoyed a decent amount of success in the white-ball cricket. When he was at the helm of things, the Proteas reached the semi-final of the ICC World Cup 2023 before losing to the Australia National Cricket Team in the knockout game.

Ahead of joining South Africa, Duminy was the head coach of the SA20 side Paarl Royals and the domestic side Boland. There are chances that he might take up the role. Recently, he was named head coach of Sharjah Warriorz in International League T20 (ILT20).

His contributions to the growth and development of the batting department within the national white-ball setup have been invaluable – CSA on JP Duminy

Cricket South Africa released the official statement, confirming the development around Duminy. They pointed out the contributions made by the former player of the team and stated:

“Cricket South Africa (CSA) announces that JP Duminy has stepped down from his role as the white-ball batting coach with immediate effect, following a mutual agreement with CSA based on personal reasons.

“JP Duminy, a stalwart of South African cricket, has been a key member of the limited-overs coaching staff since his appointment in March 2023. His contributions to the growth and development of the batting department within the national white-ball setup have been invaluable.”

CSA wishes JP Duminy all the best in his future endeavours and thanks him for his contributions

Cricket South Africa while thanking Duminy for his contributions revealed that they have started the process for the appointment of a new white-ball batting coach. The statement from the governing body added:

“CSA wishes Duminy all the best in his future endeavours and thanks him for his contributions to the Proteas Men’s team during his tenure. A process to identify a suitable replacement is currently underway, and the appointment of a new white-ball batting coach will be announced in due course.”

Duminy has been an incredible servant for the South Africa National Cricket Team. He played for 11 long years and ended up with 46 Tests, 199 ODIs and 81 T20Is. The southpaw scored 2103 runs in the longest format of the game, 5117 runs in ODIs and 1934 runs in the shortest format of the game.

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