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Netherlands bring in Johan Botha as men's team consultant

Wednesday, 08-Jul-2026 ● 4 hrs ago
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Former South Africa captain Johan Botha has been appointed as a consultant for the Netherlands men's cricket team for the side's upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 matches. Botha will work with the Dutch coaching team during the home series in Utrecht, where the Netherlands are scheduled to play Namibia and Nepal in July. Botha carries greater experience, having held coaching roles in T20 leagues – PSL, CPL, and ILT20.

"I really look forward to joining the Netherlands team in this important period in the World Cup League 2 against Namibia and Nepal," Botha said.

"Having tracked their progress over the past few years, it will be great to work with the players, coaches and staff," he said.

During his international career, Botha represented South Africa in 78 ODIs and 40 T20Is across seven years.

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