Former English first-class cricketer Jonathan Batty was on Saturday appointed as the top coach of Delhi Capitals for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL).
The 48-year-old will probably be assisted by former cricketers Hemlata Kala and Lisa Keightley.
A former Surrey and Gloucestershire keeper-batsman, Batty coached the Oval Invincibles ladies’s workforce to The Hundred titles in 2021 and 2022.
He additionally coached the Melbourne Stars within the Women’s Big Bash League and the Surrey ladies’s workforce.
“I am absolutely thrilled to join the Delhi Capitals as head coach for the inaugural WPL,” Batty stated in an announcement launched by the franchise.
“This is an incredible time to be involved in women’s cricket and the WPL has the potential to change the landscape of women’s professional sport globally.” Kala, who has represented India in seven Tests and 78 ODIs, has additionally headed the nationwide choice panel.
It was throughout her tenure as chief selector that India reached the ultimate of the ICC World Cup in 2017, a milestone for the ladies’s sport within the nation.
Kala stated, “I am confident that the WPL will prove to be a game changer for women’s cricket.”
Keatley, who performed 9 Tests and 82 ODIs for Australia, coached the England ladies’s workforce within the 2022 ICC World Cup ultimate.
She has additionally served as the top coach of Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder within the Women’s Big Bash League.
“The WPL is a game changer for the women’s game around the world, and we have the opportunity to showcase cricket to new audiences.” Biju George, who has had a profitable stint with the Indian ladies’s workforce, has been named because the fielding coach of the workforce.
George additionally serves in the identical capability with the Delhi Capitals males’s facet. The inaugural version of WPL will probably be held in Mumbai from March 4 to 26.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
