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Sri Lanka hires former Proteas opener McKenzie as consultant for SA Tests

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Sri Lanka's cricket board on Tuesday named former South African batsman Neil McKenzie as a consultant coach ahead of their Test tour of South Africa.

The ex-Proteas right-handed batter, 48, will work with Sri Lankan players from Wednesday for just over a week, the board said.

McKenzie's playing career highlights included sharing a 415-run stand with Graeme Smith against Bangladesh in 2008, the highest-ever opening partnership in Test history.

"McKenzie will bring in vital, in-depth insights about the South African conditions to help Sri Lankan players adapt to the challenge," the board's chief Ashley de Silva said in a statement.

The two-Test series begins on November 27, with the second match starting on December 5.

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Sri Lanka hires former Proteas opener McKenzie as consultant for SA Tests

PHOTO: ICC

Sri Lanka's cricket board on Tuesday named former South African batsman Neil McKenzie as a consultant coach ahead of their Test tour of South Africa.

The ex-Proteas right-handed batter, 48, will work with Sri Lankan players from Wednesday for just over a week, the board said.

McKenzie's playing career highlights included sharing a 415-run stand with Graeme Smith against Bangladesh in 2008, the highest-ever opening partnership in Test history.

"McKenzie will bring in vital, in-depth insights about the South African conditions to help Sri Lankan players adapt to the challenge," the board's chief Ashley de Silva said in a statement.

The two-Test series begins on November 27, with the second match starting on December 5.

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