Australian coach Dave Whatmore, who won the Cricket World Cup title to Sri Lanka in 1996, has been given a big responsibility in the surrounded Ranji team of India. Whatmore become the of new coach Baroda Ranji team. He has been appointed Director of Cricket of Baroda Ranji Team. He will hold this position for 2 years. This information was given by Ajit Lele, Secretary of the State Cricket Board.
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The news agency PTI had said in its report that former Sri Lankan coach Dave Whatmore, who is from Australia, could become the coach of Baroda Ranji team. He was associated with the Kerala team in the past Ranji season. Dave Whatmore has been a successful coach. When India won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia under the leadership of Virat Kohli in 2008, then the coach of Indian Under-19 cricket team was Dave Whatmore.
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Talking to PTI, Baroda Cricket Association Secretary Ajit Lele said that Dave Whatmore is being made the coach of Baroda Ranji team for two years. He will also hold the post of director of cricket of Baroda Ranji team for two years. According to Ajit Lele, he will also advise coaches of the Under 23, Under 19 and Under 16 teams in the role of Director of Cricket.
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According to Baroda Cricket Association executive officer and Mumbai batsman Shishar Huttgadi, he was offered this position by BCA. After which Whatmore gave his consent to this post. He was associated with the Kerala Ranji team for the past three years.
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Whatmore was not very successful as an international cricketer. He played 7 Test matches for Australia in which only 293 runs came off his bat. His best score in the test is 77 runs. He played only one ODI for Australia. While in 108 first class cricket, Whatmore scored 6116 runs, including his 10 centuries and 35 half-centuries.
