Former Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has been installed on a nine-man interim board which has been tasked with restoring the image of the scandal-tainted organisation.
The former ex-International Cricket Council chief executive, 60, led South African cricket for four years from 2013 before departing after a breakdown in his relationship with the national body.
Administrative crises led to the entire board resigning earlier this week and the nine replacements headed by a retired judge, Zak Yaqoob, have been given a three-month tenure.
Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa, who announced the stand-in board, said the members were “men and women with a range of skills in law, governance, business and international relations”.
“We think that within three months they would have delivered, especially because this is a group of people who would know what to do,” said Mthethwa.
Jacques Faul, who was temporarily chief executive, said this week that cricket in South Africa had lost credibility and that those in leadership positions were responsible.
“People do not trust us (cricket officials) to do the right thing and I do not think credibility will come back overnight,” ventured Faul.
“A lesson we have learnt from this mess is that officials must love the game and have an understanding of sport and cricket rather than be interested only in personal gain.
“Hopefully we now have people who are willing to serve cricket and help the sport get its credibility back.”