Shukri Conrad took over as head coach of South Africa’s Test side at a challenging time last January. The team had lost both its previous away series and the future wasn’t looking great, with the Proteas scheduled to play significantly fewer Tests than India, Australia and England. He, however, guided South Africa to wins in his first three Tests. A few days after his boys thrashed India by an innings and 32 runs at Centurion, he sat down for an interview with The Hindu at Cape Town’s Newlands, his home ground and one of cricket’s prettiest venues. Excerpts:
The victory at Centurion came at a time when there has been a lot of talk about the future of Test cricket in South Africa. We can already see the impact of SA20…
