India vs Australia 2019: Mumbai Leg-Spinner Pardeep Sahu to Travel with Australia as Coach

The 33-year-old leg-spinner Pardeep Sahu will join the touring Australia side as their spin assistance coach for their upcoming series against Indian National Cricket team. Meanwhile, the Aussies will start their campaign from February 24 (Sunday) with a T20I. They will play two T20Is followed by a five-match ODI series as they aim to fix their combination for the ICC World Cup 2019.

However, this is not the first time Sahu will join the Australia side to help their batsmen tackle spin. Previously, he worked with the Australian batsmen during the series against Pakistan. He did a fair job with the team which compelled Justin Langer and his support staff asking for his help once again. The Aussie batsmen will have a task at their hand when they face Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. The duo have been a force to reckon with in the limited-overs format and caused significant problems during their tour to Australia.

Pardeep Sahu seemed excited with the opportunity saying that it will be the first time he will travel with an international team. Sahu, who has represented Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) stated that he would look provide the Australian batsmen with quality practice specially designed to develop playing wrist spin. Currently, he plays in Mumbai’s local tournaments.

“They [Australian batsmen] want to practice playing quality wrist spin. This time they want me to travel with them to all venues. This will be the first time that I will get a chance to travel with an international team,” said Sahu.

“There are some special drills developed for playing wrist spinners and I will look to provide the Australians with quality practice,” he said.

Though Sahu wants India to win the series, the lanky spinner said that he would do his job as a professional. Talking about his appointment, Pardeep Sahu admitted that Cricket Australia wrote to BCCI, who approved his joining with the touring side.

“They [Cricket Australia] wrote to the BCCI and my appointment was okayed by them. However, as a fan, I want India to win the series,” he concluded.