Australia’s spin bowling coach, Sridharan Sriram has decided to pull out ofthe national team’s historic tour of Pakistan next month. Sridharan hasbeen working with the Australian national team since 2016 and according todetails, he has decided to fly back to India for the duration of the seriesbetween Pakistan and India. It is still unclear what led Sriram to pull outof the tour.
This is a major blow to Australia as they were already light in thecoaching department after the resignation of head coach Justin Langer a fewweeks ago. The services of Sriram were crucial due to the spin-friendlyconditions on offer in Pakistan. According to reports, Australia arelooking at a number of options for an interim spin bowling coach.
The spokesperson of Cricket Australia (CA) has revealed that they are incontact with former New Zealand captain, Daniel Vettori to work as theinterim spin bowling coach for the tour of Pakistan. While no deal has beenreached between CA and Vettori, it is highly likely that the former Kiwispinner will accept the role and accompany the team on the tour.
Vettori is one of the most sought-after coaches in franchise cricket allaround the world. He also served as Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach between2019 and 2021. He was also part of Australia’s setup for a brief periodbefore their tour of India in 2017.
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The historic tour is set to commence on 4 March as the two teams face offin the first Test match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The tour comprises 3Tests, as many ODIs and one-off T20I. This will be Australia’s first tourof the country in 28 years.link
