Graeme Smith set to finally take over as South Africa's director of cricket

Cricket South Africa has been in absolute shambles, with Standard Bank ending their 21-year-long association as the major sponsor with the national team. Although Thabang Moroe had already been suspended from his role as chief executive, the crisis doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon. However, to tackle the situation in war-footing, CSA have pinned their hopes on Graeme Smith and Jacques Faul to for a better future.

In pure cricketing terms, Smith has little administrative experience. But his stellar playing and captaincy career were hoped to be the base on which CSA would try to restructure their plan going ahead. On the other hand, Faul, who is currently working as the chief executive of the Titans franchise and is amongst the most experienced and respected administrators in South Africa, had earlier stepped in to fill the gaps when CSA suspended former chief executive Gerald Majola over undeclared bonuses.