5 immediate challenges for Ottis Gibson as South Africa coach

#1 The all-rounders coming through the ranks are not good enough

England v South Africa - 2nd Investec Test: Day Four — Vernon Philander

South Africa are a team known to have a stock of quality all-rounders who can win matches with either bat or ball on a given day. But off-late, barring Chris Morris and the surprise inclusion of Vernon Philander as a bowling all-rounder, the other options aren’t good enough.

South Africa’s go to man JP Duminy has been in woeful form in test matches and hasn’t added much value being part of the ODI and T20 team as well. The likes of Phulekayo, Dane Pretorius, and Farhan Berhadien have just not managed to impress off late.

The biggest positives have been Chris Morris whose impressive bowling and dynamic batting in the lower order has been a huge positive for South Africa in all the three formats. Recently, in the England test series, we witnessed the batsman in Vernon Philander thriving.

One of their biggest strengths as a team in any format is their ability to have multi-purpose players who can bat and ball effectively. There seems to be a dearth of such players coming through the system, and as the new head coach Gibson would surely keep a close eye on this challenge and look to find a solution for it.

A big challenge, a worrying aspect of South Africa’s game which Ottis Gibson should look to rectify as the head coach at the earliest.

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Edited by Amit Mishra