Ranji Trophy: Puducherry rope in former Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait as bowling coach

Tait
joins
a
coaching
team
that
includes
head
coach
Dishant
Yagnik
and
manager
and
strength
and
conditioning
coach
Kalpendra
Jha,
the
sources
said.

The
former
Australia
player
had
recently
been
appointed
bowling
coach
of
Afghanistan
for
a
period
of
five
months.
However,
the
uncertainty
in
Afghanistan
following
the
takeover
of
the
country
by
Taliban
has
raised
doubts
over
his
stint
there.

The
CAP
sources
said
Tait
could
join
the
Puducherry
team
later
this
month.
“Tait
has
expressed
his
willingness
to
join
the
Puducherry
team
later
this
month.
However,
if
he
gets
a
call
from
Afghanistan
he
may
join
them
and
stay
with
the
team
before
rejoining
Puducherry
for
his
duties,”
the
sources
said.

Tait
is
also
expected
to
mentor
the
pace
bowlers
at
the
CAP
academy
in
Puducherry,
the
sources
added.

Tait,
who
featured
in
three
Tests,
35
ODIs
and
21
T20
Internationals
for
Australia,
had
also
turned
out
for
Rajasthan
Royals
in
the
IPL
during
his
playing
career.

The
pacer
had
played
a
significant
role
in
Australia’s
World
Cup
triumph
in
the
West
Indies
in
2007,
claiming
23
wickets.
Yagnik
is
currently
fielding
coach
of
the
Rajasthan
Royals
team.

D
Rohit
will
lead
the
Puducherry
team
in
the
forthcoming
domestic
season
where
Puducherry
will
feature
in
the
Elite
category
in
the
Ranji
Trophy,
Syed
Mushtaq
Ali
Trophy
and
Vijay
Hazare
Trophy
tournaments.

The
CAP
has
constructed
eight
cricket
grounds
in
a
single
campus
and
has
an
indoor
facility
too.