Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine has indicated that he’s more likely to take up a training job following his retirement from all types of cricket not too long ago.
Paine, who captained Australia in 23 Tests following his elevation to the put up within the wake of the 2018 ball-tampering saga in Cape Town, had stepped down as skipper days earlier than the beginning of the 2021-22 Ashes collection at residence when he was accused of sending lewd textual content messages to a Cricket Tasmania official earlier on in his profession.
Paine, 38, performed his final home profession sport for Tasmania in opposition to Queensland in Sheffield Shield right here final week.
“It’s an emotional time when you move on from something that you love doing and you care deeply about, but I’ll still be involved in the game of cricket,” Paine was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au, hinting he would discover prospects of creating a profession in teaching.
The wicketkeeper-batter, who had retreated right into a shell for greater than a yr following the sexting scandal, had returned to play for Tasmania final yr regardless of not having a state contract.
“I just wanted to have one more year with Tassie (Tasmania) and finish on a positive note with some good memories,” mentioned Paine, who performed 35 Tests and an equal variety of ODIs for Australia.
“To come back and do that, it was nice to finish on my home ground,” he added.
The veteran cricketer, who succeeded Steve Smith as captain after the latter was banned for a yr for his function within the ball-tampering scandal in 2018, mentioned it’s been an emotional time since he determined to retire from the sport.
“My phone has been going berserk, from all around the world as well, which is nice. It’s made me a bit emotional reading some of the messages and social media stuff people have sent. I came in the doors at Cricket Tasmania when I was 12 years old… 26 years ago, which is a long time,” mentioned Paine, who had acquired his Baggy Green at Lord’s from Ricky Ponting in July 2010.
“It’s an emotional time when you move on from something that you love doing and you care deeply about, but I’ll still be involved in the game of cricket,” he added.
Paine made his debut in opposition to Pakistan, the place he was capped alongside Smith in 2010. He helped Tasmania to its first Sheffield Shield title in 2006-07 within the firm of Damien Wright and Michael Di Venuto.
“To play in that (Tasmanian) team with Damien Wright, Michael Di Venuto and Dan Marsh and guys I looked up to and them having long careers and never being able to win, I think that was a real moment I’ll never forget,” he mentioned.
“For myself and George Bailey and Hilfy (Ben Hilfenhaus) to come into that side and help those older guys win a Sheffield Shield was something I’ll hold very closely for the rest of my life,” he added.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com