Mumbai T20 League: Excited to Share My Experience With Shivaji Park Team - Vinod Kambli
Published - 12 Mar 2018, 01:03 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:27 AM
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Vinod Kambli, the mentor of Shivaji Park Lions in Mumbai T20 league, has said he is excited to share his experience with the team,
“I am really excited to guide and share my experience with Shivaji Park Lions team. The team is filled with great talent. Mumbai has always proven record of scouting and bringing forth the young talents at the national stage. Through Shivaji Park Lions, we aim to achieve the same,” he said.
“It is a big platform, hope they enjoy and get exposure. They can showcase their talent. It is a learning process. If they do well here they will get bigger platforms like the IPL as well”, Kambli added.
He is one of the many former star players who are a member of various team’s backroom staff in the Mumbai T20 league. Though, it is the first time when he is donning the mentor’s hat.
Last year, he had expressed his desire to coach a team, whether state or IPL and this tournament is surely a way which could help him making his mark and becoming a full-time coach.
The former India player had played a total of 17 Tests, and 104 ODIs. He scored 1084 runs in Tests while mustered 2477 in the One-Day format. He has a heavy batting average of 54.20 in Tests.
Kambli scored four tons in Tests while touched the three-figure mark twice in ODIs. He is surely a player who could have had a long Test career, but he made only 17 Test appearances. He is all set to relive old days, from backroom staff. Kambli will be assisted by coach Vinod Raghavan, the former Mumbai player.
Led by Siddhesh Lad, who has also led Mumbai, Shivaji Park Lions open their campaign against Namo Bandra Blasters today (March 12).
The side has likes of Sagar Trivedi, Vishal Dabholkar, Paul Valthaty and Shivam Dubey. The success of the team will heavily depend on Mumbai’s crisis man, Siddhesh Lad.
He has been the star for Mumbai in the season and also played Deodahr Trophy for India B. He is expected to get an India A call-up for the tour of England.
Shivaji Park Lions squad: Shivam Dube, Sufiyan Sheikh, Hardik Tamore, Royston Dias, Swapnil Salvi, Akhil Rajput, Raunaq Sharma, Bravish Shetty, Ajinkya Beloshe, Siddharth Akre, Sagar Trivedi, Shams Mulani, Pratik Prabhu, Alpesh Ramjani, Vishal Dabholkar, Paul Valthaty, Tanush Kotian, Bhargav Mehta and Siddharth Raut.
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