Jaipur, March 20 (Ians) Rajasthan Royals, the winners of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (Ipl), announced on Monday that Kumar Sangakkara will continue to serve in the dual role of Director of Cricket and head coach, and will be assisted by Trevor Penney for the 2023 season of the tournament.
Sangakkara’s former national teammate, Sri Lankan bowling legend Lasith Malinga also continues with the franchise as fast bowling coach, along with Zubin Bharucha as Strategy, Development and Performance Director, Giles Lindsay as Head of Analytics & Technology, Siddhartha Lahiri as support coach, and Dishant Yagnik as fielding coach.
The Ipl 2022 runners-up have also on-boarded Mon Brokman as their Mental Performance Coach and Neil Barry as the Assistant Physio. Brokman, who has previously worked with athletes from various Olympic sports, joins the team to assist with mental conditioning and help the players with their decision-making during pressure situations.
Meanwhile, Barry...
Sangakkara’s former national teammate, Sri Lankan bowling legend Lasith Malinga also continues with the franchise as fast bowling coach, along with Zubin Bharucha as Strategy, Development and Performance Director, Giles Lindsay as Head of Analytics & Technology, Siddhartha Lahiri as support coach, and Dishant Yagnik as fielding coach.
The Ipl 2022 runners-up have also on-boarded Mon Brokman as their Mental Performance Coach and Neil Barry as the Assistant Physio. Brokman, who has previously worked with athletes from various Olympic sports, joins the team to assist with mental conditioning and help the players with their decision-making during pressure situations.
Meanwhile, Barry...
- 3/20/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
B0engaluru, Dec 16 (Ians) The GoSports Foundation on Friday announced John Gloster as its first Director of Sports Science and Steffan Jones as its first Head of High-Performance.
GoSports Foundation supports a promising group of elite and emerging athletes and has forged Csr partnerships with a number of India’s blue chip corporates to establish athlete scholarship and support programmes.
The appointments of Gloster and Jones are key steps towards optimising various aspects of the organisation’s high-performance athlete management structure, GoSports informed in a release on Friday.
Since its inception in 2008, GoSports Foundation has contributed to the journeys of 50 Olympians, Paralympians, and 10 Paralympic medallists. Last year, 12 athletes supported by the organisation competed at the Tokyo Olympics, and 21 at the Tokyo Paralympics, winning eight medals. A significant contribution to their success was made by customised sports science interventions delivered by a network of experts under the leadership of John Gloster.
GoSports Foundation supports a promising group of elite and emerging athletes and has forged Csr partnerships with a number of India’s blue chip corporates to establish athlete scholarship and support programmes.
The appointments of Gloster and Jones are key steps towards optimising various aspects of the organisation’s high-performance athlete management structure, GoSports informed in a release on Friday.
Since its inception in 2008, GoSports Foundation has contributed to the journeys of 50 Olympians, Paralympians, and 10 Paralympic medallists. Last year, 12 athletes supported by the organisation competed at the Tokyo Olympics, and 21 at the Tokyo Paralympics, winning eight medals. A significant contribution to their success was made by customised sports science interventions delivered by a network of experts under the leadership of John Gloster.
- 12/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Feb 19 (Ians) While Rajasthan Royals (Rr) have shelled out a fortune on Chris Morris, they have taken precautionary measures over the fitness of the South African fast bowling all-rounder.
Morris could play only nine matches for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rcb) in the 2020 season in the UAE due to fitness problems. He was released by Rcb before this year's auction and Rr bought him.
"In terms of medical expertise, we have John Gloster and team doctor talking with Morris's physio and trainers. We conducted a study on what really impacted him in the past and in terms of the chain scenario or in terms of Covid or restrictions it imposes and how that might impact our season this year," Kumar Sangakkara, Director of Cricket at Rr, told the media on Friday.
"What are the things -- like flying and playing and packing your bags and leaving significant effect...
Morris could play only nine matches for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rcb) in the 2020 season in the UAE due to fitness problems. He was released by Rcb before this year's auction and Rr bought him.
"In terms of medical expertise, we have John Gloster and team doctor talking with Morris's physio and trainers. We conducted a study on what really impacted him in the past and in terms of the chain scenario or in terms of Covid or restrictions it imposes and how that might impact our season this year," Kumar Sangakkara, Director of Cricket at Rr, told the media on Friday.
"What are the things -- like flying and playing and packing your bags and leaving significant effect...
- 2/19/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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