Allan Donald steps down as South Africa's bowling coach

Allan Donald steps down as South Africa’s bowling coach: Former South African pacer and their bowling coach Allan Donald has stepped down from his role of bowling coach with immediate effect. Chief Executive of Cricket South Africa (CSA),HaroonLorgat thanked and paid tribute to Donald for his valuable guidance and contributions made to the national players over the past four years.

Donald was appointed for the role in June 2011 during Gary Kirsten’s tenure and continued the role under Russell Domingo too. Donald said that it is the right time for him to move on and thanked the players, coaches and Cricket South Africa for their support over those four years.

According to the CSA’s official release, Donald said I have had some time to reflect after the World Cup and have come to the conclusion that the time is right to move on. It was always a big dream of mine to work in the South African cricket environment after my playing days and I was incredibly honoured to be given the opportunity. The last four years have been the best of my life and being involved with the Proteas in the 2015 Cricket World Cup was a goal I had set my sights on. I was blessed to have worked with the best bowling attack in the world over a four year period and leave with fond memories and experiences, particularly getting to the top of the ICC Test rankings. I have a lot of respect for the environment and culture that the players have created and I have no doubt that it will continue to grow under the leadership of Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis. Lastly, I’d like to thank my family for their unconditional support throughout the hustle and bustle of international sport. All the best to Russell and the rest of the team. May the Proteas go from strength to strength and I will be following their journey with great interest.