Stuart Law says he is excited to be the Australian coach that USA cricket has chosen to steer its historic push to make the game a nationwide hit over its breakthrough World Cup summer time.
The 55-year-old former worldwide batter has been appointed as head coach of the USA males’s nationwide workforce within the 12 months when cricket won’t ever have had the next profile there.
The competitors is being held in each the US and West Indies in June, with Law, who’s beforehand coached Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies and Afghanistan, seen as the person to spearhead the hosts’ hopes of a superb dwelling exhibiting.
“It is an exciting opportunity to join USA cricket at this time,” reckoned Law, a prolific run scorer who made an unbeaten half-century in his one Test for Australia whereas additionally taking part in 54 one-day internationals.
“The USA are one of the strongest associate nations in the sport and I believe we can mould a formidable squad.
“The first activity will probably be to arrange the workforce for a sequence in opposition to Bangladesh after which set our sights on our dwelling World Cup, which will probably be large.”
The first task for Law, who was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2007, will be to oversee the Americans’ home series against Bangladesh in three T20s on 21, 23 and 25 May in Houston, Texas.
His first World Cup match will be the tournament opener in Dallas when the hosts will face Canada on 2 June, and they then go on to play Pakistan, India and Ireland in the group stages.
Venu Pisike, the chairperson of USA Cricket, said Law was the right man for the job as “probably the most achieved coaches within the sport” and added that he would “assist the workforce develop to their full potential”.
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