South Africa set to name Shukri Conrad, Rob Walter as head coaches

Shukri Conrad and Rob Walter are expected to be unveiled as South Africa's new men's international coaches. Conrad's most recent position was in charge of South Africa's Under-19 side, while Walter will move from his role as head coach of Central Districts in New Zealand.The pair were preferred to current interim coach Malibongwe Maketa, former West Indies director of cricket Richard Pybus and former national assistant coach Adi Birrel (who applied for the red-ball job only). Lance Klusener, who was the frontrunner for the white-ball role, withdrew his application on Monday to focus on his work in T20 leagues.The appointments, overseen by CSA director of cricket, Enoch Nkwe, will see South Africa's men's teams working under a split coaching set-up, following Mark Boucher's resignation last year. South Africa previously tried something similar more than a decade ago, when Russell Domingo, who was then Gary Kirsten's assistant, was was put in charge of the T20 side, with Kirsten remaining Test and ODI coach. Domingo then succeeded Kirsten six months later, as all-format coach.It is not yet known which format will be coached by Conrad and which by Walter, but whoever gets the white-ball role will start immediately. South Africa play England in three World Cup Super League matches from January 27.The Test coach will have a reduced workload at international level for now as South Africa still retain hopes of reaching the World Test Championship final, despite defeats in their two most-recent series in Australia and England, but currently only have two matches scheduled - at home to West Indies in March - in the next 11 months. In the long gaps between Tests, the Test coach will play an overseeing role in the first-class system.Both Conrad and Walter have worked extensively in South Africa's domestic set-up . Conrad coached both the Lions and Cobras franchises (under South Africa's previous domestic structure) and won four titles with the two teams, including one first-class title. Since then, he worked as head coach