Mark Boucher lashes out hard at critics of his coaching credentials 

Boucher wasn't picked as South Africa's next head coach despite proven success at the domestic level.

Mark Boucher | Getty

Former wicketkeeper batsman Mark Boucher wasn't approached by Cricket South Africa (CSA) to become national team's next head coach despite widespread calls in his support to succeed Ottis Gibson following a disappointing World Cup campaign in UK. 

CSA appointed coach Enoch Nkwe on an interim basis for the upcoming tour of India, leaving Boucher empty-handed, though not bothered by the lack of recognition. 

"What does bother me is that there were reports that I was not willing to grow as a coach. It's really unfair," he told Netwerk24

Interestingly, a recent column in SACricketmag talked about Boucher's unsuitability and illegibility for the Proteas job as he doesn't possess a Level 3 or 4 coaching certificate and is limited to a Level 2 certificate. 

"Questions have been asked about why I didn't do courses at that level," he said. "But I'm learning about coaching from people like Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis and also other influential business people. I really don't believe your suitability as a coach is determined by doing a CSA course."

Boucher, who, as a coach of domestic franchise Titans, has overseen five title victories across three formats, further responded to the claims that he doesn't want to grow as a coach, saying: "It's the biggest load of nonsense. With the Level 3 coaching‚ people need to get their facts straight. You don't have to have a Level 3 in order to be a coach and that hasn't been made a rule by Cricket South Africa."

"When I was asked to do a Level 3‚ they also asked me to lecture the coaches who were doing the Level 3."

"I said to them: 'If that's the case‚ I don't mind doing a Level 3 but if you want me to lecture‚ then that's in my personal capacity‚ I'm giving off information that I've acquired over the years and I feel there's a fee attached to that. They said there's no fee and when I went to my employers‚ they said I don't have to," he concluded. 

(Inputs from Sport24)

 
 

By Kashish Chadha - 17 Aug, 2019

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