Australia’s assistant coach Andre Borovec is set to take
charge of the senior team for the first time in their upcoming five-match T20I
series against Bharat which is slated to begin in Visakhapatnam next Thursday.
While Borovec takes control of the team, coach Andrew
McDonald will fly back to Australia after the ODI World Cup to get some rest
and prepare for the Test series in the summer, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Along with the T20I series against Bharat, McDonald
will also be absent from Australia’s Test series against Pakistan which will
begin in Perth on December 14.
Earlier, McDonald was also rested from the T20I series
against South Africa in late August, but at that time assistant Michael Di
Venuto took charge in his absence.
Borovec began his coaching career with Geelong in
Victorian grade cricket, this is the club he played 330 matches for over 23
years as a wicketkeeper-batter. Notably, Borovec also coached McDonald at the
club at the back end of his playing career.
He then went on to join McDonald’s coaching staff at
Melbourne Renegades and Victoria where he was heavily involved in the strategy
making and was a part of the 2018-19 Big Bash League (BBL) success.
Borovec joined Australia’s coaching staff in a
permanent role in May 2022. While working with the senior team, he has also
taken charge of the Australia A program. He also coached Australia A for the
tour of New Zealand in April immediately after Baggy Green’s Test tour of Bharat.
Before Australia’s T20I series against India, Borovec
will be behind the action during their World Cup semi-final clash against South
Africa at the iconic Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex
Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head,
Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner,
Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
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