Jason Gillespie, a former Australian quick bowler and the coach of Adelaide Strikers, believes that Paine’s addition to the group’s teaching workers can deliver vital benefits to the franchise. Paine, who just lately retired from first-class cricket after the earlier season, is poised to contribute positively to the group’s prospects.
“Tim has all the skills to be a fantastic coach. The experience he will bring is sure to help our players in all facets of the game and bring more positive elements to the way we play,” Gillespie mentioned in a press release by Adelaide Strikers on Friday.
Paine is without doubt one of the most skilled gamers in Australian cricket, with over 400 skilled video games to his identify which spans over an 18-year on-field profession.
Paine has additionally been just lately introduced as an assistant coach for Australia A forward of their upcoming sequence in opposition to New Zealand A which is about to start subsequent week.
Tim Nielsen, Strikers General Manager, is worked up that Paine will likely be bringing his experience to the Strikers this summer season.
“Tim is a great addition to our team and will help us in so many ways this season. A gifted keeper and Test level batter, Tim will be invaluable working with our players both in the field and with the bat. His ability to provide effective, direct feedback is top class and we really look forward to him getting up to Adelaide,” Nielsen mentioned.
Paine led Australia in 23 of his 35 Tests, featured 44 occasions within the shades of purple of Hobart Hurricanes. He ended up scoring greater than 1,100 runs with 91 studying his greatest rating.
Paine stepped down from Australian captaincy in November final 12 months amid a text-message scandal. After some time of this incident, the batter mentioned that he’s taking a break from the sport for the sake of his psychological well being.
(With inputs from ANI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com