West Indies vs South Africa: Mark Boucher Says Test Series Win Against Windies Result Of Work Done Behind The Scenes | Cricket News
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher has hailed his side for winning the Test series against West Indies and he also said that it is a result of all the hard work that has been done behind the scenes. West Indies lost the second Test against South Africa by 158 runs on Monday and as a result, the hosts suffered a series sweep. In the entire series, the hosts failed to register a score of more than 200 even once.
“It’s not a relief. There’s been a lot of hard work that’s been done behind the scenes. We were working on quite a few technical things and upskilling our players. We understood the necessity of us performing for the Proteas badge and the guys pulled through and played as a strong team,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Boucher as saying.
“The new captain (Dean Elgar) asked a couple of questions about where we are and where we are going and where we want to be. Quite a few honest chats came out there as they do around a South African fire at night. The guys all really bought into a process that he wanted to align his reign with,” he added.
Further talking about South Africa”s approach in the longest format, Boucher said: “That’s where we all stood back and said we are either on the bus or not on the bus. Thankfully everyone decided they were on the bus. And it doesn’t only work when you are on the field. A lot of effort has to be put in behind closed doors in the way we train, the way we talk, the language, the confidence. That is probably where it started. At that fire.”
Quinton de Kock returned to form in the series against Windies as he scored 237 runs in two Tests, including a century in the first Test.
