- Shaun Tait joins the Quetta Gladiators as fast bowling coach.
- He brings extensive coaching experience.
- He said he is excited to work with young talents.
A former Australian pacer, Shaun Tait, has been named the Quetta Gladiators‘ fast bowling coach in advance of the ninth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The forty-year-old previously served as Pakistan’s coach from March 2022 to January 2023. He also coached the Afghanistan cricket team in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
“I am excited to work with Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Amir,” Tait said in a video posted by Quetta Gladiators.
“They are some great talents to work with and also it will be great to work alongside the great Shane Watson,” he added.
Recall that Quetta promoted Moin Khan from head coach to team director and appointed Shane Watson as the team’s new head coach.
Khan took on this new position after eight years as head coach. Khan has been a crucial member of the team’s coaching staff since the PSL’s first season.
The squad won the championship title in 2019 and finished as runners-up twice under Khan’s coaching direction, indicating a record of steady success and development for the Gladiators.
It should be mentioned that the Gladiators completed three transactions before the December 13 PSL 9 draft. Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr., and Rilee Rossouw from the Multan Sultans were swapped, and Iftikhar Ahmed from the Sultans and Naseem Shah from United were left off the field.
They selected a few solid players in the draft. Retired Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir was the top choice, and Sherfaine Rutherford, a hard-hitter from the West Indies, was selected in the Platinum category.