Paddy Upton Excited to Work With Long Time Colleague Rahul Dravid

Paddy Upton was roped in as mental health conditioning expert for the Indian team and will serve a short-term contract. The South African mental health coach said he was happy and privileged to be back with Team India and work with Rahul Dravid once again.

Paddy Upton has been handed a short-term contract with the Indian team as a mental health expert. He will join the team ahead of the upcoming India vs West Indies 3rd ODI. He will be part of the support staff till the completion of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in November this year.

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Excited and Privileged To Be Back in Team India Colours: Tweets Paddy Upton

Upon his arrival in the Indian team as a support staff member, Paddy Upton said that he was privileged to be back in Team India and excited to work with long-time colleague Rahul Dravid.

“Excited and privileged to be back in #TeamIndia colours, working alongside long time colleague, friend and Head Coach Rahul Dravid. Much of our journey was thanks to @rajasthanroyals,” Upton said in a tweet. Have a look at the tweet below.

Excited and privileged to be back in #TeamIndia colours, working alongside long time colleague, friend and Head Coach Rahul Dravid. Much of our journey was thanks to @rajasthanroyals https://t.co/4v38iDGWgc

— Paddy Upton (@PaddyUpton1) July 26, 2022

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This is not the first time that Paddy Upton will be working with the senior national team. He was the mental health coach of India from 2008 to 2011, under the then coach Gary Kirsten. After the ODI World Cup 2011 which India won, Paddy Upton joined the South Africa national team along with Gary Kirsten, who became the new coach of South Africa.

Upton also worked with Rahul Dravid in the latter stages of the latter’s career and also during Indian Premier League, when Rahul Dravid was part of the Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils. Now, Indian coach Rahul Dravid and mental health coach Upton will once again work together.

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