The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed former Australian cricketer Troy Cooley as the bowling coach for the upcoming multi-format series against England and Australia. Reportedly, he has already joined head coach Amol Muzumdar and the rest of the team in Mumbai.
Cooley is regarded as one of the best pace bowlers that Tasmania has produced. He has taken 54 wickets in 33 first-class matches and 4 wickets in 3 List A games. He also contributed with the bat from time to time and scored 291 runs in 33 first-class games.
Cooley’s coaching achievements far outweigh his playing records. He played a key role in developing the England side for the 2005 Ashes campaign and guided the Australian team as well. He was also the bowling coach for the Rest of India squad in the Irani Cup clash against Saurashtra this year, accompanied the India A team for the Bangladesh tour, and guided the bowling attack for the T20 World Cup in South Africa earlier this year. He has been the fast bowling coach at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for the past three years.
Update on Bowling Coach:
Troy Cooley will return as India's bowling coach for the England and Australia series, having previously held the position during this year's T20 World Cup.#CricketTwitter #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/UvMulANcSA
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) December 5, 2023
India has a long and challenging schedule ahead and they can benefit immensely from Cooley’s experience. Against England, they will be playing three T20Is and one test match which is scheduled to begin on 6th December. Against Australia, they will be playing one test match, three T20Is, and three ODIs which will begin on 21st December.
Squads for India v England Women’s T20I series:
India – Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja, Minnu Mani
England – Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Mahika Gaur, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Heather Knight (C), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt
Schedule: England Women’s tour of India 2023
| DATE | EVENT | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| 6-Dec-2023 | 1st T20I | 7:00 PM |
Wankhede Stadium |
| 9-Dec-2023 | 2nd T20I | ||
| 10-Dec-2023 | 3rd T20I | ||
| 14-17-Dec-2023 | One-off Test | 9:30 AM | DY Patil Stadium |
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