GQEBERHA, South Africa —
South African cricket head
coach Mark Boucher admitted on Monday that the reality of an impending
disciplinary hearing had been difficult for him to handle.
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Boucher faces charges related to racial discrimination which
could result in his dismissal by Cricket South Africa. He will attend a hearing
chaired by a senior advocate next month.
"It's been tough," said Boucher after South Africa
completed a 2–0 Test series win against
Bangladesh at St George's Park in
Gqeberha on Monday.
"I've really enjoyed coaching the guys, the cricketing
side of things. We've got a really tight unit together and I've enjoyed being
around the guys and seeing the development in their cricket.
"Outside that, I can't say I've enjoyed it. That's
being honest. I don't think anyone in my situation can enjoy what's been put on
my plate."
Boucher's contract runs through to the 2023 Cricket World
Cup.
Ahead of that, South Africa face the challenge of away Test
series against
England and
Australia but Boucher acknowledged that it was not
certain whether he would still be in charge.
"As a person I'm very competitive. You want to judge
yourself against the best teams in the world.
"We played against the two best teams of recent teams
in (World Test championship finalists) India and
New Zealand and they were
tough-fought series and we did very well against those sides."
South Africa beat India 2–1 at home and shared a series in
New Zealand after a heavy defeat in the first Test.
"When I was playing, going to England was always very
tough and going to Australia was very tough," said Boucher. "It would
be nice to compete against them but we'll see what happens in the future."
The allegations against Boucher followed hearings last year
into discrimination into cricket.
Boucher was accused by former teammate
Paul Adams of leading
a song which had a racially derogatory wording in fines meetings after matches
while they were playing.
Cricket South Africa said it would also investigate
"concerns and allegations" that arose around the resignation of
former assistant coach, Enoch Nkwe.
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