FORMER South African under-19 cricketer, and a leading force behind the tremendous recent success of the Warriors franchise, Rivash Gobind, has stepped down as head coach, in order to take up an opportunity to be part of the Afghanistan national cricket team’s management and coaching structure.
He will leave the Warriors before the end of October. He was appointed as assistant coach of the Warriors in August 2016, and head coach from start of the 2017 season. Warriors have enjoyed their most successful seasons in recent years under his stewardship.
“I hope I have left them in a better space than when I started. There is no reason why the success of this team won’t continue.
“This is obviously an international cricket opportunity I can’t really turn down,” he said.
Cricket Eastern Cape chief executive, Dr Mark Williams, said, “Rivash is a brilliant coach. It is a loss for us in the Eastern Cape, but this is an exciting opportunity for Rivash. We wish him well on this new journey.”
Warriors’ captain, Jon-Jon Smuts, said, “What Rivash has done with the team has been unbelievable, but we are all extremely proud and happy for him. To get international recognition is amazing. It’s a massive tribute to the Warriors franchise that we are getting people recognised at the highest level.”
Williams said the process of recruiting a new head coach has already started.
