PWI also announces Allan Donald as Head Coach and Rob
Walters joins the Coaching staff as an Assistant Coach
Mumbai, March 28, 2013: Pune Warriors India today announced
Angelo Mathews as the captain for IPL Season 6. Angelo Mathews who has been
with Pune Warriors India for past two years, is the Captain of Sri Lanka
national team for ODI & Tests and brings with him a rich experience of
having played International cricket and also captaining an International side.
Pune Warriors also announced the coaching
staff for the team with Allan Donald as the Head Coach. Rob Walters comes on
board as Assistant Coach and will be the Fitness Trainer & Fielding Coach
of the team. Praveen Amre will continue to be the Assistant Coach.
Mr. Sushanto Roy, Managing Director,
Sahara Adventure Sports Limited, said, “We had many options of
International and National cricketers to choose from within the existing squad
but we chose Angelo Mathews as our Captain as we are confident of his
leadership abilities. All the senior players in the team are happy with the
choice and it is a joint decision taken by the senior players and team
management. We now have a correct mix of youth and experience to launch an
aggressive IPL Season 6 campaign under the leadership of Angelo Mathews.”
Angelo Mathews on his selection as a
captain said, “It’s a great honour to be offered the
captaincy of the Pune Warriors and I am grateful to the team management and
franchise owners for the faith shown in me.” He further said, ”For me
personally this is a great chance to gain leadership experience working with a
multi-national squad and a very exciting opportunity given the enormous talent
within our young squad."
About Pune Warriors India
Formed
in 2010, Pune Warriors India is the Pune Franchise of the India Premier
League (IPL). The franchise is owned by Sahara Adventure Sports Limited, a
group company of Sahara India Pariwar, one of India's premiere business
conglomerates. On 21st March 2010, Sahara Adventure Sports Limited
had made the winning bid of $370 million (approximately Rs. 1700 crore) for the
Pune franchise which is the highest bid by any company in the history of IPL.
The franchise made its debut in the fourth season of IPL in 2011.
For
media information, please contact:
Ghulam Zeeshan
Asst. Chief Manager, Corporate Communications,
Sahara India
Pariwar
M: +919335235621; Ph: 0522-2304230
E-Mail: ghulam.zeeshan@gmail.com
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