Ottis Gibson Sacked as South Africa Coach amidst England Interest

South African cricket team sack Ottis Gibson as their head coach with a month to go in his contract.

Cricket South Africa, on Sunday announced that the coach, along with his entire management staff on Sunday.

The announcement was taken during a board meeting that comes after the team’s dismal performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Gibson, who was a fast bowler for the West Indies team, was appointed as South Africa’s head coach in August 2017 on a two-year contract. During his term, the team won home Test series against India, Australia and Pakistan. South Africa also won away ODI series in Sri Lanka and Australia.

The most forgettable moment in his tenure apart from the World Cup was the defeat to Sri Lanka at home.

The team’s joint team manager and team doctor, Mohammed Mossajee was also released by South Africa.

South Africa plan a few changes in their structure. Gibson and Moosajee will be replaced by a team manger, who will be in-charge of all the aspects of the team, including appointment of coaching staff and the captain.

Cricker South Africa’s chief executive, Thabang Moore said in statement that the new structure was decided after thorough discussions with the board as he thanked the current staff for their services.