New Delhi: On Thursday, Gujarat Giants appointed former leg-spinner Pravin Tambe as their new bowling coach, while Australian Daniel Marsh came on board as the batting coach for the upcoming Women’s Premier League 2025. Michael Klinger, who was hired last season, will remain the head coach of the Giants. Tambe, who made his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals in 2013 at the age of 41, brings valuable coaching expertise, having previously worked with Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants. “I’m eager to work with this talented group of players to sharpen their skills and help them excel,” said Tambe.
Marsh carries loads of experience, having served as head coach of the Tasmania men’s team from 2013 to 2017 and was appointed as the assistant coach of the Australian women’s cricket team in 2022.
“I look forward to developing a fearless approach to our batting with the aim of making our team one of the strongest batting units of the WPL,” said Marsh.
Ahead of the WPL 2025 auction to be held in Bengaluru on Sunday, the Giants had retained players such as Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney.
Gujarat Giants’ retained players: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fulmali, Sayali Satghare.
Released players: Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan, Lea Tahuhu.
