JAIPUR (India): Former IPL champions Rajasthan have appointed Australian coach and cricketer Andrew Barry McDonald as their new head coach on a three-year term.
“We are delighted to appoint Andrew as our Head Coach. He shares our belief of discovering potential and championing dreams and is aligned with our vision to continue to drive innovation in the IPL,” the franchisee side said in a statement on Monday.
Excellent past record as coach
The former Australian all-rounder has outstanding credentials as coach. He had stints at Leicestershire, Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades.
The 38-year-old, who played four Tests for Australia, had guided Victoria to the title win in Sheffield Shield in his first year as senior coach.
He then moved the Renegades from 7th position to winning the Big Bash this year.
McDonald has been a part of the IPL in the past having played for Delhi in the 2009 edition before being signed up by Bangalore in 2012–2013 and was also their bowling coach as well.
“It’s a great honour to take on this responsibility. Rajasthan is a new, exciting challenge for me. I can’t wait to get started working with our world class players and coaches in one of the biggest sporting leagues in the world,” said McDonald.
