Former Proteas all-rounder Lance Klusener has confirmed his retirement from the men’s national team coaching job but said the strong links were no distraction ahead of the Durban Super Giants’ SA20 opening match against the Joburg Super Kings on Wednesday.
Klusener pledged his future to the Indian Premier League-owned SA20 franchise, which begins its tournament in Kingsmead.
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“It’s not really a distraction,” Klusener said.
“I am committed to the Super Giants now and have in fact withdrawn my application for the position of coach of the national team.
“My focus is solely on the Super Giants here and T20 leagues in the future.”
Cricket South Africa is looking to split the Proteas men’s job into Test roles and limited overlays and targeted Klusener, a classy ODI player in his day, for the latter.
Klusener coached Afghanistan most recently, but he also coached in Zimbabwe and was the Dolphin’s head coach in the past.
Boucher also nailed his colors to the Mumbai Indians franchise after being appointed as the IPL head coach of the mega-franchise.
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