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the Proteas women exceeded expectations at this year’s T20 World Cup after a heartbreaking semi-final loss to hosts Australia.
It was one of his best performances with the coach. Hilton Moreeng, a former Free State wicketkeeper, who has been with Protea women since 2012.
Cricket Director South Africa Cricket (CSA) Graeme Smith confirmed last week, however, that they would soon announce the position of head coach for the women’s team.
In his tenure, Moreeng has led the Proteas to two semifinals, the first at the 2017 World Cup in England, and has seen them automatically qualify for the 2021 World Cup in New Zealand.
Speaking to journalists in a video press conference on Thursday, the patron saint of Proteas Dane van Niekerk He recognized that it is out of his hands if Moreeng stays or leaves.
“That’s more CSA’s job to make that decision … it’s easy for me to sit here and say what I think,” said Van Niekerk.
“At the end of the day, it is more than what CSA feels is the direction they want to take for the team and we will respect it, or else.”
When asked if CSA should appoint a woman instead of a man to train the female side, Van Niekerk said there would be no difference.
“All the principles stay the same. I think he is only working with different personalities, obviously there are different hormones, especially with women,” he said.
“Cricket is cricket, I think that’s the stigma we need to change … we train just as hard and work just as hard.”
Van Niekerk also revealed that she has a good relationship with Smith.
“Graeme and I had our conversations in Australia and when we got home. He just tried to get an idea of where we are, where we want to go,” said Van Niekerk.
“He is a legend in the game and the vision he has for Cricket South Africa and what he wants to achieve with the teams is quite exciting.”
