Michael Klinger Named as Gujarat Giants Head Coach For WPL 2024

Forward of the Ladies’s Premier League 2024, Gujarat Giants named former Australia cricketer Michael Klinger as their new head coach.

Michael Klinger Named as Gujarat Giants Head Coach

Within the final season, Gujarat Giants ended up on the backside of the factors desk after managing to win solely 2 video games out of 8 they performed within the league stage. Following a dreadful outing within the final season, in a motive to carry out higher, Gujarat Giants modified their head coach for the WPL 2024 version.

He joins the squad with former Indian captain Mithali Raj, who’s the mentor and advisor of the staff, and Nooshin Al Khadeer, who has been the bowling coach since season one.

Talking about his current appointment as head coach, Michael Klinger stated, “The Gujarat Giants have an opportunity to do one thing particular in Season two of the Ladies’s Premier League. I am eagerly trying ahead to working with cricketing legend Mithali Raj, who has performed a transformative function in girls’s cricket in India. I hope to take the staff to final glory.”

Gujarat Giants staff mentor and advisor Mithali Raj opened on Klinger’s appointment and stated “Working with Michael will assist deliver out the very best within the Gujarat Giants gamers. His experience with the bat can be well-known and can certainly profit a few of the youthful members of our staff. We look ahead to having Klinger within the dressing room. We’re positive of reaching success with him as head coach.”

Previous to the WPL 2024, Klinger served as an assistant coach for Sydney Thunder which completed fourth within the WBBL newest version. He additionally labored with Phoebe Litchfield, the recruit to the Thunder, having served as the top coach of the Melbourne Renegades males’s staff from 2019 to 2021.

Gujarat Giants will play their first match of the season on February 25 towards Mumbai Indians Ladies at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.