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Abu Dhabi T10 League coaches and support staff: Which team is Sarah Taylor associated with in T10 League 2021?

Gurpreet Singh
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Abu Dhabi T10 League coaches and support staff: Which team is Sarah Taylor associated with in T10 League 2021?

Abu Dhabi T10 League coaches and support staff: With Sarah Taylor set to begin her coaching stint this year here are the list of all coaches

The 5th edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 league is underway with the Northern Warriors taking on the Delhi Bulls at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium at Abu Dhabi.

The second match that would take place soon after the aforementioned encounter would be between Team Abu Dhabi and Bangla Tigers.

For people unaware of the developments pertaining to the current season of the league, a total of 6 teams would partake in the tournament, with The Chennai Braves being the latest entrant.

The others five teams include the defending and two-time champion Northern Warriors, the Delhi Bulls, Team Abu Dhabi, Deccan Gladiators, and Bangla Tigers.

Abu Dhabi T10 League coaches and support staff: Sarah Taylor set to coach Team Abu Dhabi

Regarded as one of the greatest wicketkeeper in modern day Cricket (male or female), former England cricketer, Sarah Taylor had been appointed assistant coach of Team Abu Dhabi on October 29 this year.

With this appointment, the 32-year-old had become only the second women coach in men’s professional franchise Cricket. It is also worth noting that the former England wicketkeeper batter was also the first woman specialist coach of the men’s county side with Sussex in the United Kingdom.

She would work alongside head coach Paul Farbrace during the tournament, with the former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener – currently Afghanistan’s head coach – also on the coaching staff.

Delhi Bulls- Team Delhi Bulls have appointed former Zimbabwe skipper Andy Flower as their Head Coach for the 5th edition. This would be his second year as coach for the franchise.

Northern Warriors- Northern Warriors have roped in current head Coach of the Balochistan  Cricket Team- Faisal Iqbal as their coach for this season.

Bangla Tigers- Former Australian cricketer Stuart Law has  been roped in  by  the Bangla Tigers as their Head Coach for this season.

Deccan Gladiators- Former Pakistan wrist spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has been appointed as the franchise’s Head Coach for the current season

The Chennai Braves- Former Head Coach of the UAE national Team, Douglas Brown has been roped in as the Head Coach of The Chennai Braves.

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Gurpreet Singh

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Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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