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South Africa's ODI series win against Australia was 'light at the end of tunnel', says coach Mark Boucher

South Africa disappointed Australia as they whitewashed the visitors in the three-match ODI series at home. The victory was as 'light at the end of the tunnel' says Proteas coach Mark Boucher.

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South Africa disappointed Australia as they whitewashed the visitors in the three-match ODI series at home. The victory was as 'light at the end of the tunnel' says Proteas coach Mark Boucher.

Boucher had taken over in December last year, had faced a difficult first season as in-charge of the men's national side. Under him, South Africa lost a Test and T20 series to England, drew a rain-affected ODI series, lost the T20I series against Australia and finally went on to win the ODI series against the side from Down Under.

"The exciting thing was in white-ball cricket, to see the guys grow a bit. We gave quite a lot of opportunities to youngsters and they started to gel as a team and not allow one particular guy to carry them through. Our performance against Australia was the light at the end of the tunnel but it`s not that it`s the finished product," ESPNCricinfo quoted Boucher as saying.

As two back-to-back T20 World Cups will be played in the next two years, Boucher said he is hoping for some consistency from the side. 

As for the coronavirus pandemic, Boucher said that it has not disrupted the training regimes of the South African side."I don't think it has really disrupted our plans. We were always going to be having a break at this time. The plan was to give the guys some off time, to travel a bit, spend some time with the families, they are certainly spending some time with the families now but not traveling and there`s time to get rid of a few niggles their bodies have picked up," he added.

Last month, South Africa was slated to play three-match ODI series against India. The first ODI was abandoned due to rain and soon, the series was called off due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

 

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