{"id":178731,"date":"2026-06-09T17:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178731"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:07:24","slug":"south-africas-johan-botha-quits-as-queensland-and-brisbane-heat-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178731","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s Johan Botha quits as Queensland and Brisbane Heat coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71079807\">Former South African white-ball captain Johan Botha on Tuesday quit as coach of Queensland and the Big Bash League (BBL) side Brisbane Heat with a year left on his contract.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old steered Queensland to the Sheffield Shield final in his first year at the helm, but failed to win a trophy with reports saying he was forced out.<\/p>\n<p>Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine, currently head coach of Australia A, is among those being touted as a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Queensland Cricket chief Terry Svenson thanked Botha for his commitment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we haven\u2019t achieved all of our on-field goals, Johan has made a strong contribution towards the development of the next generation of Queensland and Brisbane Heat players,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite this decision, Johan\u2019s contributions to our high performance group have been valued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Botha played five Tests, 78 ODIs and 40 T20 Internationals for South Africa between 2005 and 2012, captaining both white-ball sides during that time.<\/p>\n<p>He was previously head coach of Multan Sultans, Karachi Kings and Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 09, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/johan-botha-quits-brisbane-heat-queensland-coach-tim-paine-replacement-bbl-news\/article71079807.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former South African white-ball captain Johan Botha on Tuesday quit as coach of Queensland and the Big Bash League (BBL) side Brisbane Heat with a year left on his contract. The 44-year-old steered Queensland to the Sheffield Shield final in his first year at the helm, but failed to win a trophy with reports saying &#8230; <a title=\"South Africa\u2019s Johan Botha quits as Queensland and Brisbane Heat coach\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178731\" aria-label=\"Read more about South Africa\u2019s Johan Botha quits as Queensland and Brisbane Heat coach\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781046445_image2025.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171951,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171951","url_meta":{"origin":178731,"position":0},"title":"Australia cricket split over Big Bash League future after selloff plan stalls","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"As Twenty20 cricket competitions explode around the world, Australia\u2019s Big Bash League is struggling to chart a vision for the future, after plans to privatise its franchises stalled. 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