25-05-2025
Troy Cooley is India A bowling coach
Troy Cooley (TOI Photo)
MUMBAI:
Troy Cooley
is the bowling coach of the India A team which reached England for their three-match tour on Sunday. Cooley is the bowling coach at the
BCCI
's Centre of Excellence (CoE). Cooley was England bowling coach when they won back the Ashes after a long gap in a memorable 2-1 series win in 2005.
Since 2021, the 57-year-old Cooley has been the fast bowling coach at the BCCI's National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
He was the bowling coach of the Indian women's team in the T20 World Cup in South Africa in Feb 2022.
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
is the head coach of the India A team, which was announced by the BCCI on May 16. Kanitkar will helm the Abhimanyu Easwaran-led side in the shadow tour in which the A team will play three games in England, including one against India Seniors.
The second batch of the 18-member India A squad is expected to leave for England on Monday. The first four-day match, designated as a first-class game, against England Lions, will begin at Canterbury on May 30.
After the second four-day game in Northampton from June 6, the India A team will be involved in a closed-door intra squad match against India Senior team in Beckenham from June 13 to 16.
Shubman Gill
and Sai Sudharsan will join the A squad before the second game versus England Lions.
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