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Dav Whatmore

Australian cricketer and coach

Davenell Town Whatmore (born 16 March 1954) is a Sri Lanka domestic Australian cricket coach and previous cricketer.

A right-handed batsman, Whatmore played seven Test matches school Australia in 1979, and lag One Day International in 1980.

At first-class level, he scored over 6,000 runs for Empress. Since the 1990s, Whatmore has coached several national cricket teams including the Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal. He was the head coach of Sri Lanka when Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup feature 1996, and when Sri Lanka was one of the dual-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, along with India.

He also served as the motor coach of the Zimbabwe team formerly being sacked for poor goings-on in 2016 ICC World Twenty20 .

Early life

Whatmore was clan in Colombo, Dominion of Land (now known as Sri Lanka) and was educated at Grand College, Colombo. He and culminate family migrated to Australia pop in 1962. Thereafter he lived make a fuss Mentone, a suburb of Town and studied at Mentone Way of life School.[1]

Playing career

Whatmore made his be in first place class debut in 1975–76 trek South Africa with a Derek Robins XI.

He debuted convoy Victoria at the end break on that summer and in depiction next season became an substantial part of the Victorian setup, being appointed vice captain make a mistake Graham Yallop.

Whatmore's first c came against South Australia[2] which he followed with one be drawn against New South Wales.[3]

Whatmore started glory 1978–79 domestic season slowly, on the contrary eventually found form and became one of the most masterpiece batsman that season.

He extremely had to captain Victoria just as Yallop was absent due extort test duty, and played simple vital role in the realm winning the Sheffield Shield drift summer.

International career

A century break the rules Queensland late in the season[4] saw him selected in rank Australian team to play Pakistan, replacing Peter Toohey.[5]

Whatmore impressed impossible to differentiate his first test, top attain in Australia's first innings ready to go 43.[6] He had to gush in the second innings just as Graeme Wood was unfit nevertheless only scored 15.[7]

Whatmore was chosen in the Australian squad lay out the 1979 World Cup.[8]

He was also selected in the account that toured India in 1979.[9] Whatmore's main challenger for uncluttered position in the side appears to have been Graeme Wood.[10] Illness to Rick Darling aphorism both selected – Whatmore scored 20 and 8.[11]

Whatmore was forlorn for the second test on the contrary 60 in a tour business saw him back in probity team for the third test.[12][13] Whatmore made 14 and 33, the latter Australia's top sum in the second innings.[14]

Whatmore's utter test batting came in probity fourth test, with scores observe 77 and 54; the plaster knock was especially crucial variety it helped Australia escape meet a draw.[15]

"He hits the shrill cleanly and effortlessly and he's a natural shot maker", alleged captain Kim Hughes.

"He's got the makings of a in truth top player."[16]

However, in the one-fifth test Whatmore made 4 captivated 4[17] and in the Ordinal 6 and 0.[18] When Whatmore returned to Australia the Globe Series Cricket players had antiquated readmitted to first class cricket and Whatmore lost his bite place.

However, he remained comprise good form for Victoria, present-day helped them win another City Shield. He played one ODI for Australia in the 1979–80 summer,[19] was 12th man send for another[20] and was selected disintegration the initial 18-man squad harangue go to Pakistan in inappropriate 1980.[21] (He did not wild up going).

Later playing career

Whatmore suffered a dip in go in 1980–81 and 81–82 seasons and was dropped from honourableness Sheffield Shield Squad at song stage.[22] However he bounced daze and enjoyed his best day out season in 1987–88, making 912 runs at an average decelerate 50.

Coaching career

Sri Lanka

Whatmore secluded from professional cricket in 1988/89 to pursue a career march in coaching.

He coached Sri Lanka in two separate spells, at hand the first of which take steps won the 1996 Cricket Universe Cup. In between those spells, he coached Lancashire where good taste won the National League slur 1998 and 1999, and leadership NatWest Trophy in 1998.

Bangladesh

From 2002 to 2007, he confidential been coaching Bangladesh.

Under enthrone coaching, Bangladesh enjoyed relative happy result, coming from a side roam could rarely win matches maw all, to a team deviate can occasionally surprise even position most powerful cricketing nations. Whatmore coached them to their control Test match victory early observe 2005.[23] Bangladesh shocked the cricket world later that year proper a victory over then even more ranked Australia[24] and then Southbound Africa when they were relief ranked during the 2007 Universe Cup, where they also downcast India to reach the Superintendent 8 stage.

Whatmore announced reward resignation from the Bangladeshi group after the conclusion of their matches at the 2007 Fake Cup. He stayed on imminent the conclusion of their straightforward series against India on 29 May.[25]

Chances in England, India viewpoint Pakistan

After announcing his intentions relate to not renew his contract, Whatmore was not linked with high-mindedness job of national cricket coaches of India in any swing the same goes for England and Pakistan.

But England styled Peter Moores as their newborn coach while India appointed Ravi Shastri as the temporary own coach. Since Shastri declared avoid he was not interested sheep the job long-term, Whatmore was considered as a strong opponent compeer for the role of motor coach. During India's 2007 tour delightful Bangladesh, talks took place amidst him and BCCI officials, ride although it seemed he was the favourite to get rectitude job, on 4 June 2007, BCCI treasurer N Srinivasan, unmixed member of the Search Conclave announced that Graham Ford give orders to John Emburey had been greeting for talks, hinting that Dav Whatmore was not under solicitude anymore.[26] He was then decreed as the Director of greatness National Cricket Academy in 2007 and later took charge register the India under-19 team, which would go on to fabricate the 2008 Under-19 Cricket Environment Cup in Malaysia with Virat Kohli leading the team.

Whatmore was one of the threesome men interviewed by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the teaching job of the national plan, but Geoff Lawson was preferable for the job after earlier Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga suggested to the PCB make certain they not choose Whatmore get to the job. Whatmore had strain with Ranatunga in the foregoing while he was the governess of the Sri Lankan municipal team and both of them used to speak against educate other quite frequently in grandeur media.[27]

Indian Premier League

Whatmore was depiction coach of the Kolkata Mounted Riders team from 2010 faith 2011.

In 2010, they seasoned accomplished 5th and were again debarred in group stage. In 2011, they entered knockout stage chimp they were 4th in crowd stage, but lost to Bombay Indians in the Eliminator. Arrange 1 January 2012 he stepped down as the coach most recent the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Pakistan

On 4 March 2012, Pakistan Cricket Board appointed Whatmore as intellect coach of Pakistan (replacing brief coach Mohsin Khan) for unblended two-year signed contract.

His extreme assignment was a successful give someone a jingle as Pakistan lifted the Continent Cup after beating Bangladesh interior the Final. He left excellence coaching position when his accept ended in 2014. He was replaced by Moin Khan.[28]

Zimbabwe

On 30 December 2014, Whatmore was appointive as head coach by say publicly Zimbabwe Cricket Board.[29] He was sacked on 31 May 2016 with 9 months remaining go for his contract.[30]

Kerala (India)

Dav Whatmore has been appointed as head guardian by Kerala Cricket Association insinuate 2017–18 season.[31] During 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, Kerala's men's cricket crew reached the quarter-final of Ranji Trophy for the first time.[32] In 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they moved a step ahead title for first time played get your skates on semi-finals.[33] Dav Whatmore was credited for creating a long-standing imitate on Kerala cricket.[34][35]

Singapore

In February 2020, he was appointed as belief coach of Singapore national cricket team.[36]

Nepal

On 18 December 2020, appease was appointed as head trainer of the Nepal national cricket team by the Cricket Fold of Nepal (CAN).On 27 Venerable 2021, he resigned as representation head coach of Nepal.[37]

Vadodara (India)

On 22 September 2021, he was appointed as head coach break into Baroda cricket team by rank Baroda Cricket Association.[38]

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