South Africa appoint Duminy, Sammons as special consultants for T20 World Cup

Following the resignation of assistant coach Enoch Nkwe, South Africa have appointed JP Duminy and Justin Sammons as specialist consultants for the upcoming T20 World Cup, starting October 15.

Duminy, the current coach of the Lions, will join Sammons in taking over the role on a temporary basis. Sammons is part of South Africa's backroom staff as a batting consultant in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka.

“I would like to thank the Imperial Lions and the North West Dragons for making JP and Justin available to us where they are currently employed as the respective batting coaches,” commented CSA Director of Cricket Graeme Smith. 

“Justin previously worked with the Proteas during the first part of our current tour of Sri Lanka so he has already developed a good working relationship with the players.  “JP is a perfect fit for T20 cricket. His record as a player speaks for itself and he will bring specific skills in all three disciplines of batting, bowling and fielding,” Smith concluded. 

The Proteas named their squad for the T20 World Cup 2021 on Thursday (September 9), which had no place for senior players like Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris. 

South Africa kick start their campaign at the T20 World Cup with a Super 12 match against Australia in Abu Dhabi. They will be part of Group 1, which will also have West Indies and England.