Proteas head coach Ottis Gibson expressed his desire to remain at the helm beyond his current contract.

Gibson’s charges have been left licking their wounds after a disastrous World Cup campaign. Though the victory against Australia in the 100^th meeting between the sides afforded JP Duminy and Imran Tahir a victorious send-off, the stats tell the story of a side that failed to make its presence felt in England and Wales.

General sentiment was that the success of Gibson’s tenure would largely be measured by his performance at the World Cup.

Three victories out of a possible nine to go along with five defeats sees the Proteas finish the round-robin phase at a lowly seventh on the standings. Yet, despite finishing four points adrift of the playoff places, Gibson left no doubt over his willingness to stay on beyond his September contract expiration if asked by CSA.

“Of course I want my job. I love my job — we’ve started planning for the tour to India,” Gibson told the media.

Should CSA employ a holistic view of his performance, the West Indian may well be the man to lead South Africa into the future. He does after all have Test series wins over Australia and India to his credit.

Moreover, Gibson’s won 44 of the 71 matches he’s taken charge of, good for a 61.97% win-rate. By contrast, former coach Russell Domingo ended with a 55.23% win-rate.

On the subject of his performance, Gibson was philosophical.

“Of course‚ we have had a very disappointing World Cup if you take the tournament in isolation. You might feel there is a need for change.

“But if you look at what has happened in the last two years‚ you will also think that we’ve done some good things.”

“We’ll have to wait and see how CSA look at the whole picture.”

The Proteas next assignment will be the tour of India which will see them play three T20Is followed by three Tests.