South Africa’s head coach Mark Boucher.
It all started when a Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report found ‘provisional evidence’ that the South African head coach had engaged in prejudicial and discriminatory conduct on the basis of race in the past.
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While South Africa keep an eye on India to snatch the ODI series, they have some concerns going into the series decider. Their head coach Mark Boucher will face a disciplinary hearing presided over by senior counsel attorney Terry Motu. Senior Advocate Terry Motu has been appointed as the chairman of the disciplinary hearing on allegations of misconduct against Proteas men’s coach Mark Boucher, according to Cricket South Africa.
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The parties will now meet on January 26 to decide the course of action. It all started when a Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report found ‘provisional evidence’ that the South African head coach had engaged in prejudicial and discriminatory conduct on the basis of race in the past. According to the report, Boucher has been charged with ‘gross misconduct’ which, if proven true, could lead to his dismissal. But the South African board feels that an independent inquiry should be conducted before taking action against Boucher. “CSA emphasizes that any implicated party shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard so that a final call can be made,” the statement said.
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Meanwhile, KL Rahul will have to improve his leadership significantly when he leads India against South Africa in the second ODI on Thursday with ambitions of a three-match series and his long-term Test captaincy looming large.
Rahul was mediocre at best in terms of “thinking on his feet”, something that is fundamental to the art of captaincy, and did not even see a role with the bat in the 31-run loss in the opening ODI, where India were the better side of the game. Outplayed for the part.
The middle order, which was a problem from Virat Kohli’s tough days as captain, is still sticking out like a sore thumb and no one knows exactly what the solution is.
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