Last South Africa player Hashim Amla has been delegated batting mentor of the Johannesburg-based Lions for the following three years. Amla joins previous South Africa mentor Russell Domingo at the Drifters and replaces JP Duminy, who has moved to the public men's white-ball set-up. Domingo is likewise new to the job and took over from Wandile Gwavu, who is the South African's men's white-ball handling mentor. This is Amla's most memorable job with a commonplace group in South Africa after he had filled in as batting expert for MI Cape Town in the SA20 and in a similar job for the Cape Town Rush in the now-outdated Mzansi Super Association. His move into full-opportunity training comes around the same time that he last played the game; Amla highlighted in two counterparts for the World Goliaths in the Experts Legends Association recently, however has resigned from any remaining types of the game. "I'm really happy to work with Lions Cricket. They are one of the biggest Protea creating groups in the nation and to work with their players is an honor," Amla said in an explanation gave by the Lions on Wednesday. "The lead trainer Russel Domingo and I return numerous years: I had him as a mentor while with the Proteas and his experience as a worldwide mentor is something I'm anxious to collaborate with and share in." Amla's obligations start with quick impact, with South Africa's homegrown groups in pre-season preparing however the apparatuses for the 2023-24 season are yet to be reported. Each of the eight division one groups are supposed to play seven top notch games, contend in the fifty-north of one-day cup and to play a T20 rivalry. The Lions are among South Africa's more effective establishments and have come out on top for five championships in the last four seasons.