Newly appointed Proteas batting consultant Jacques Kallis says he is looking forward to helping get the national team ‘back to where they belong’.
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'); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('dfp-300x250-2'); }); document.write('Kallis will serve as batting consultant for the rest of the 2019-20 season, returning to a coaching role for the first time since leaving his role as head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders earlier this year.
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On Wednesday, Kallis took to social media to express his excitement about the job in a new-look Proteas management team.
'); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('dfp-300x250-3'); }); document.write(''); }Feels good to be back in a @OfficialCSA dressing room. How time flies. Feels like yesterday i was playing but now looking forward to assisting @markb46 in getting Proteas back to where they belong
— Jacques Kallis (@jacqueskallis75) December 18, 2019
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