Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith was named acting Director of Cricket at Cricket South Africa on Wednesday.
Smith will take charge of the national team for a period of three months after signing on the dotted line.
Of his appointment, acting CEO Jacques Faul says: “I am delighted that Graeme has agreed to assist Cricket South Africa up until the IPL next year.
HAPPY BOSS: Jacques Faul. Picture: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix.
“Obviously, Graeme has had his concerns during the course of the last few months, but I am pleased to say that we have overcome those concerns and I look forward to working with him to urgently address pressing cricketing matters in particular.
“Graeme is statistically the most successful Test captain in the history of the game.
“He is a natural leader and his knowledge of the game is second to none.
“To have him on board to work with the professional cricket arm of CSA, as well as the cricketing pipeline, which is so vital for our game, is a massive shot in the arm for CSA during this period.”
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Of his appointment, Smith says: “I’ve publicly stated a number of times that I would love to assist CSA in this difficult time, particularly in developing this new role of Director of Cricket.
“I’m still as passionate about South African cricket as I ever was and I’m looking forward to getting stuck into the role.
“There is a lot of work to be done in the next few weeks...”