WPL 2022: Gujarat Giants appoint Rachael Haynes, Nooshin Al Khadeer and Tushar Arothe as coaches

The
Adani
Sportsline-owned
franchise
last
week
appointed
Raj
as
their
mentor
and
advisor
and
have
now
locked
in
their
choices
for
the
coaching
staff,
ahead
of
the
inaugural
edition
of
the
WPL.

Gujarat
Giants’ coaching
staff

The
coaching
staff
comprises
some
of
the
most
prominent
names
from
the
world
of
cricket
with
Haynes
being
the
team’s
boss.

Former
India
spinner
Nooshin
Khadeer
has
been
appointed
the
bowling
coach
while
former
India
all-rounder
Tushar
Arothe
will
be
donning
the
hat
of
their
batting
coach.
Gavan
Twining
will
be
the
team’s
fielding
coach.

Raj
–
the
legendary
Indian
women’s
cricket
team
cricketer
Gujarat
Giants’
mentor,
said,
“The
likes
of
Rachael
Haynes,
Nooshin
Al
Khadeer,
Tushar
Arothe,
and
Gavan
Twining
will
certainly
take
the
performance
of
the
team
notches
up.”

“Not
only
have
they
carved
a
niche
for
themselves
in
their
roles,
but
their
stories
of
resilience
will
be
an
inspiration
for
the
team.
Their
combined
strengths
will
enable
Adani
Sportsline’s
Gujarat
Giants
to
give
their
best
performance
on
the
ground
at
the
inaugural
edition
of
the
Women’s
Premier
League,
which
will
inspire
several
aspiring
women
athletes,”
Mithali
added
further.

Who
is
Rachael
Haynes?

Rachael,
who
has
played
at
the
highest
level
for
more
than
a
decade,
has
won
six
world
championships
with
the
Australian
team
and
was
the
vice-captain
of
the
side
from
2017-2022.

The
left-handed
batter,
who
was
an
integral
part
of
the
very
successful
national
set-up,
is
a
veteran
of
84
T20Is
and
played
crucial
roles
in
the
Australian
team’s
championship-winning
campaigns
at
the
2018
and
2020
T20
World
Cups.

Rachael,
who
was
part
of
the
team
that
won
the
2022
Women’s
Cricket
World
Cup
in
New
Zealand,
has
also
turned
out
for
the
Sydney
Thunder
in
the
Women’s
Big
Bash
League,
often
leading
the
run-scoring
charts
on
her
side.

“The
Women’s
Premier
League
is
such
an
exciting
addition
to
the
cricket
landscape.
The
opportunity
to
be
involved
in
the
inaugural
season
with
the
Adani
Sportline-owned
Gujarat
Giants
and
work
with
the
brilliant
Mithali
Raj
is
something
I’m
really
looking
forward
to.
We
have
formed
a
wonderful
coaching
team,
with
Nooshin
Al
Khadeer,
Tushar
Arothe
and
Gavan
Twining,
who
will
be
bringing
on
board
their
rich
experience
which
will
help
the
team
to
play
an
exciting
brand
of
cricket
which
our
fans
will
enjoy
watching,”
said
Haynes.

Who
is
Nooshin
Al
Khadeer?

Nooshin,
who
made
her
debut
for
India
when
Mithali
was
already
an
integral
part
of
the
Indian
women’s
cricket
team,
is
currently
the
coach
of
the
India
U-19
Women’s
team,
which
emerged
victorious
at
the
inaugural
ICC
T20
World
Cup
in
South
Africa.

The
former
India
off-break
bowler,
who
bagged
100
wickets
in
ODIs,
was
the
head
coach
of
the
Supernovas
team
last
year,
which
won
the
2022
Women’s
T20
Challenge.

Who
is
Tushar
Arothe?

Meanwhile,
Tushar
Arothe
is
well-known
in
Indian
cricket
circles
and
has
been
the
coach
of
the
Indian
Women’s
team.
With
Arothe
at
the
helm,
the
Indian
Women’s
team
reached
the
final
of
the
ICC
Women’s
World
Cup
in
2017.

Arothe,
who
has
a
significant
coaching
experience
in
the
domestic
cricket
genre,
had
also
led
the
women’s
team
to
the
final
of
the
2018
Women’s
Twenty20
Asia
Cup
held
in
Malaysia.

Satyam
Trivedi,
Head,
of
Adani
Sportsline
said,
“The
Women’s
Premier
League
will
be
a
game-changer
and
we
are
thrilled
to
have
a
phenomenal
team
of
coaches
for
Gujarat
Giants.”

“Trailblazers
such
as
Mithali
Raj,
Rachael
Haynes,
and
Nooshin’s
remarkable
journey
as
athletes
will
surely
set
the
bar
high
for
every
team
member.
We
wish
the
team
nothing
but
tremendous
success,”
added
Satyam
Trivedi.