‘It’s fresh and exciting’ - Kagiso Rabada reacts to South Africa's string of new appointments

Ace South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada is relieved that the team can finally play and enjoy their cricket without any off-field drama that has bothered them for a long time. His statement has come after Cricket South Africa has brought a few new faces to uplift the current condition of the team, especially after they surprisingly got knocked out from the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup 2022.

Talking about the new appointments, Rabada has stated that it’s fresh and exciting for everyone and they feel positive about it. He eventually admitted that there was turmoil for the last three years but it is fine now and mentioned that it is very important that the right kind of people manage the team going forward.

“Having the right people who will manage all the unique intricacies that SA has to face if you have the right people to manage that, that is the key. If there are people who can’t manage it, then we are going to fall by the wayside,” Rabada was quoted as saying by The Sunday Times.

“There’s been an umbrella-like feel to the information that has been passed down. The main word is positive. It’s fresh and exciting, it allows for exuberance and it’s been working. There was turmoil in the last three years off the field. You just didn’t have that enjoyment and that can completely break a team. When a team is not unified you can’t ever enjoy the game,” he added.

Notably, Enoch Nkwe has been brought in as the new Cricket South Africa director of cricket while Shukri Conrad has been appointed as the new Test coach of the side. Under his guidance, the Temba Bavuma-led side won both the Test matches against the West Indies at home recently.

On the other hand, Rob Walter has been handed the reins of the limited-overs and under him, the Proteas managed to finish on level terms in the three-match ODI series against the Caribbean side.

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