Each and every cricket team has a bowling coach who is the main man behind the tactics and strategies of what a bowler bowls. The bowling coach, with his experience, helps the young bowler in the team and brings the best out of him. With teams bringing out the best from their bowlers, the question is, Which Bowling Coaches Lead ICC Full Member Teams in International Cricket currently?
Which Bowling Coaches Lead ICC Full Member Teams in International Cricket Currently?
Many players who have completed their journey as players now want to contribute by being the coach in the game of cricket. Gary Kirsten, Bob Woolmer, Ravi Shastri, John Wright, Duncan Fletcher, Greg Chappell, and Tom Moody are some of the famous cricket coaches.
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India – Morne Morkel
After Gambhir was made the head coach, he brought Morne Morkel, the former South African pacer, as the bowling coach. Eventually, he was made the coach in 2024. Morkel is the bowling coach for India in all formats. He has played more than 200 matches for South Africa and picked up more than 500 wickets across all three formats.
England – Neil Killeen
The English Cricket team has Neil Killeen as their bowling coach for fast bowling. He may not have played cricket at an international level, but he is one of the very best at county cricket. Mark Wood and Brydon Carse are two of the players he has transformed in a different way, and they are doing well for their country. Apart from him, Jeetan Patel is the bowling coach for the Spin Department.
Australia – Daniel Vettori
The former New Zealand captain and great spinner, Daniel Vettori, is the bowling coach for the Aussies. He was made the coach in 2022. In his time, Daniel Vettori not only took wickets but also had some centuries with the bat. Vettori has had a total of more than 650 wickets across all formats in his career.
New Zealand – Jacob Oram
Jacob Oram was made the coach in 2024. He is one of the famous names in New Zealand, and he was made the bowling coach of his national side. He is the coach of New Zealand in all formats now, as Shane Jurgensen was coaching some formats before he announced his departure. Basically, Oram has played more than 200 matches for his country in all formats combined. He has scored 4000 runs plus and taken more than 200 wickets.
South Africa – Piet Botha and Eric Simons
The South African team has two different bowling coaches, just like the England Team. Piet Botha is the coach for the red ball cricket, whereas Eric Simons is the coach for the white ball cricket. Eric Simons has played more than 20 matches for his country, whereas Piet Botha has played for the South Africa A team.
West Indies – Ravi Rampaul
If you have followed the West Indies team closely, you know who Ravi Rampaul was. He was a fast bowler and is now the assistant coach for his county. Ravi was made the coach this year. During his career, he has picked up more than 200 wickets in less than 150 matches across all three formats. He was a great and reliable death bowler.
Afghanistan – Hamid Hassan
Hamid Hassan is the current Afghanistan bowling coach. He got the job in 2023, and earlier, Umar Gul, the Pakistani bowler, was the bowling coach. Hassan has played White Ball cricket for his country and picked up 90-plus wickets in under 60 matches. He has played three World Cups for his country (two 50-over and one T20)
Sri Lanka – Aaqib Javed
The former fast bowler of the Pakistan team, Aaqib Javed, is the bowling coach for the Sri Lanka side. During his playing career, he was the Youngest bowler to get a hat-trick in the 50-over format. He had played more than 180 games for his country and taken more than 230 wickets. He was also a part of the ICC World Cup 1992 Pakistan Team that won the World Cup.
Bangladesh – Shaun Tait
Just recently, that is, in May of this year, Shaun Tait was made the new bowling coach of the Bangladesh Cricket Team. He will be the coach for the next two years. Shaun Tait was known for his raw pace. He has played more than 50 matches for his country in the limited-overs format and picked up around 90 wickets.
Pakistan – Ashley Noffke
Ashley Noffke, the Australian pacer, is the coach for the Pakistan Cricket Team for the bowling department. He has played very few international matches for his country, but was a first-class cricket master. Ashley Noffke has more than four hundred wickets in first-class cricket and surely is one of the legends in that format.
