T20 specialist Dan Christian is eager on forging a training profession now that his days touring the world as an in-demand allrounder are over.
The 39-year-old introduced plans to retire final month and performed his final sport {of professional} cricket on the SCG on Thursday evening, when the Brisbane Heat eradicated his Sydney Sixers within the penultimate sport of the Big Bash finals.
In whole, globetrotter Christian performed 409 video games of T20 cricket for 18 totally different groups in six totally different international locations and represented Australia a complete of 43 occasions in white-ball cricket.
Ahead of his ultimate sport, each groups gathered to honour Christian, who was then unable to mark the event with fireworks on a gradual SCG wicket, getting bowled by Spencer Johnson for seven simply because the Sixers’ innings was starting to go pear-shaped.
He wasn’t given the possibility to roll the arm over both however did catch Heat skipper Jimmy Peirson from the bowling of fellow veteran Steve O’Keefe
On asserting his retirement, Christian admitted his want to coach had waned this summer season however after the loss to the Heat, stated he had no intentions of leaving the sport behind altogether.
“I’m definitely not lining up to do a nine to five job,” he advised reporters.
“I’ll probably put my hand up somewhere and try to get a (coaching) gig somewhere.”
Christian had a style of teaching finally 12 months’s T20 World Cup, when he and former South Africa coach Gary Kirsten have been the 2 marquee signings to the Netherlands’ employees for the Australian-based event.
He stated taking over management roles as a participant had cemented his intentions to teach.
“I’ve really enjoyed being an older player and being able to help the younger guys in whatever way shape or form that I can, be it with tactics or with any kind of experience that I’ve had,” Christian stated.
“I suppose coaching’s the exact same thing without the pressure of having to perform on the field.”
Sixers captain Moises Henriques endorsed Christian’s profession aspirations however inspired his former teammate to offer himself time to calm down in retirement first.
“He’s going to be missed for sure but hopefully we can keep him involved in some capacity,” Henriques stated.
“He’s the type of guy that whatever he tries to put his mind to, he should be okay.
“I simply hope he enjoys the following chapter of his life and would not attempt to drive it too rapidly.
“He’s been playing cricket for a long time so hopefully for him it’s six months of golf somewhere, and just enjoy that, get his handicap even lower and then he can worry about working after that.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
