
Dav Whatmore has coached Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan in his profession. (Source: File Photo)
Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning Australian coach Dav Whatmore was on Sunday appointed Baroda’s Ranji group coach as nicely as Director of Cricket, state physique’s secretary Ajit Lele confirmed.
The PTI had reported a pair of days again that Whatmore was set to turn into the Baroda coach having been in cost of the Kerala group final season.
Whatmore is a famous coach, who was additionally in cost of India U-19 group that received the junior World Cup in Malaysia again in 2008 underneath Virat Kohli’s captaincy.
BCA secretary Lele advised PTI: “Whatmore has been appointed as coach of the Ranji trophy team and also the Director of Cricket for a period of two years.”
In his function as Director of Cricket, the age-group coaches, U-23, U-19, and U-16 might be guided by the Australian, Lele stated.
It is learnt that after BCA supplied him the job, Whatmore gave a go-ahead from his finish and communicated his resolution to former Mumbai batsman Shishir Hattangadi, who’s the CEO of the Association.
Following a dismal season, Whatmore had parted methods with Kerala after spending three years with the southern aspect.
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