Daniel Vettori has been appointed head coach of the Birmingham Phoenix men’s team at The Hundred. Vettori’s appointment follows Andrew McDonald being named as the new head coach of the Australia men’s team.
Vettori had coached the franchise on an interim basis to finish runners-up in the inaugural edition of The Hundred at Lord’s last year as McDonald’s could not come to England due to travel issues due to Covid-19.
“I really enjoyed working with the Birmingham Phoenix team as head coach last summer, so it was a very easy decision to take the role on a permanent basis. We had made great progress in the first season and all the coaches and players took part in the tournament. Loved watching him develop, and every time we took the field at Edgbaston, we had such great support,” Vettori said on his appointment.
Since retiring from the game after the 2015 Men’s Cricket World Cup, the former left-arm spinner has coached in franchise cricket with Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League, Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League, and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. is of. League and Middlesex in the Vitality T20 Blast.
In international cricket, he was Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach from 2019 to 2021 and most recently spin consultant for Australia’s white-ball series in Pakistan, when McDonald was the side’s interim head coach.
“However, we want to have a better go. It is a tough competition, but we have maintained well and have recruited some excellent players through the draft. We look and expect an even stronger organization than in 2021 Hope we can continue to entertain the Birmingham Phoenix fans who follow us,” said the 43-year-old.
In the recent draft of The Hundred, Birmingham signed Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade and his teammate, pacer Kane Richardson, in addition to England pacers Ollie Stone and Matthew Fischer.
Dan has developed a wealth of coaching experience in premier short-form tournaments around the world. He was appointed interim head coach at a relatively short time last year and helped the men’s team reach the first final of The Hundred. Did an outstanding job for the team while helping the team play an incredibly exciting brand of cricket.
“We were very aware that Andrew would be an excellent candidate for the role in Australia and we are grateful to Dan for supporting our plans to make an immediate appointment,” said Craig Flindall, Birmingham Phoenix General Manager.
“While we regret that Andrew will not coach during The Hundred, he has played an integral role in developing the makeup of our squad and shaping our playing style over the past two years. It was also a pleasure working with him and Everyone in the Birmingham Phoenix family wishes him the best of luck in his new role.”
The hundred men’s competition will begin on 3 August with the defending champion Southern Brave hosting the Welsh Fire at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. Birmingham will open their campaign against the Trent Rockets at Trent Bridge on 6 August.
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