Gujarat Giants appoint Rachael Haynes as head coach

Bought for Rs 1289 crore, Gujarat Giants is the costliest of 5 franchise within the WPL. Earlier than Haynes, that they had already signed former India captain Mithali Raj as their mentor and advisor. Former ladies’s crew coach Tushar Arothe is the batting coach and Gavan Twining the fielding coach.

Reacting to the appointments, Mithali commented, “Not solely have they carved a distinct segment for themselves of their roles, however their tales of resilience will probably be an inspiration for the crew. Their mixed strengths will allow Gujarat Giants to present their greatest efficiency on the bottom on the inaugural version of the Girls’s Premier League, which is able to encourage a number of aspiring ladies athletes.”

Haynes, a legend of girls’s cricket, gained six world championship crowns with the Australian ladies’s crew. She was additionally vice-captain of the crew for half a decade, from 2017 to 2022. The 36-year-old represented Australia in 77 ODIs and 84 T20Is, scoring 2585 and 850 runs respectively. She was a key member of the crew that gained the 2018 and 2020 T20 World Cups. She introduced her retirement in September 2022.

Haynes, who additionally featured in Australia’s 2022 Girls’s Cricket World Cup triumph in New Zealand, mentioned about her appointment, “The Girls’s Premier League is such an thrilling addition to the cricket panorama. The chance to be concerned within the inaugural season with the Adani Sportline owned Gujarat Giants and work with the sensible Mithali Raj is one thing I am actually wanting ahead to.

“We’ve shaped an exquisite teaching crew, with Nooshin Al Khadeer, Tushar Arothe and Gavan Twining, who will probably be bringing on board their wealthy expertise which is able to assist the crew to play an thrilling model of cricket which our followers will take pleasure in watching,” she added.

Aside from representing Australia, Haynes has additionally turned out for the Sydney Thunder within the Girls’s Massive Bash League. The left-handed batter additionally featured in six Checks, scoring 383 runs at a mean of 34.81, with a better of 98.

–By A Cricket Correspondent