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Delhi: South African national team head coach Shukri Conrad has a very old relationship with cricket. He played cricket as a player, played a role in coaching and also did commentary. His father Dickie Conrad was also associated with cricket. Now at the age of 59, Conrad has the big responsibility of helping South Africa win the World Cup.

Special memory of 2003 World Cup

In 2003, when the World Cup was played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya, Conrad was also coaching the Lions team along with commentary. His home ground was Wanderers. The World Cup final was played between Australia and India on this ground.

Conrad had several tickets for the final, but he did not go to the field to watch the match himself. Many of his family members had come from Cape Town and they had given him all their tickets. This also shows his nature and how important family is to him.

big responsibility now

Now that the World Cup is going to be held in Africa again, Conrad's role will be completely different. This time he will not be present in the commentary box, but outside the field as the coach of the South African team.

South Africa has performed well in the World Cup many times so far, but the team has never been able to reach the finals. Many times she reached the semi-finals, but remained away from winning the title.

Confidence increased after becoming test champion

Under Conrad's coaching, South Africa won the ICC World Test Championship, where they defeated Australia at Lord's to win the title.

This victory has increased the players' confidence in winning the ICC title. Conrad believes that his team can perform well in high pressure matches.

However, the defeat against New Zealand in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup also taught the team an important lesson. Now Conrad has his sights set on just one goal – making South Africa the World Cup champion for the first time.

He said, “We will not enter the World Cup with any lack of confidence or carelessness. Winning the WTC is a big achievement for us, but now our aim is to make this victory the foundation for further success.”