Amidst all the teams announcing their squad and support staff for the much anticipated Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023, the Seattle Orcas franchise has now also revealed the names of their coaching staff. The Seattle-based team assigned the role of the head coach to experienced Pravin Amre. Notably, the former Indian cricketer has previously coached India’s Under-19 cricket team and now defunct Pune Warriors side at the Indian Premier League (IPL). Amre even assisted Delhi Capitals (DC) as the talent scout in the IPL.
The other notable name added to the coaching staff of Seattle Orcas is former New Zealand batter, Ross Taylor. The Kiwi veteran cricketer has been roped in as the side’s batting coach for the marquee MLC 2023. Meanwhile, South African Johan Botha will serve as the bowling coach of the team. The information regarding the same was shared on the official Twitter handle of Seattle Orcas.
Introducing our Head Honcho🤠
We're proud to announce Pravin Amre as the Head Coach of the Seattle Orcas 👏#MeetTheOrcas #SeattleOrcas #MLC2023 #MajorLeagueCricket pic.twitter.com/mvQQ4E7GmY
— Seattle Orcas (@MLCSeattleOrcas) June 14, 2023
Join us in Welcoming Ross Taylor to Seattle Orcas 🌊
New Zealand's leading runs-scorer across all formats has found a home with us as our Batting Coach 🏏#MeetTheOrcas #SeattleOrcas #MLC2023 #MajorLeagueCricket pic.twitter.com/T6yeH7gaxa
— Seattle Orcas (@MLCSeattleOrcas) June 10, 2023
It is worth mentioning that Taylor recently announced his retirement from international cricket in 2021. The right-handed batter called time on his career with 7683 Test runs, 8607 ODI runs and 1909 T20I runs.
Speaking of the squad of the Seattle Orcas, the star-studded team features the likes of Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Marsh, Dasun Shanaka, Wayne Parnell and Sikandar Raza. They also picked Harmeet Singh, Angelo Perera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane and other domestic players in MLC 2023 draft held earlier in March this year. However, the captain of the team is yet to be announced by the franchise.
The Seattle-based team is owned by the GMR group in partnership with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The same GMR group owns the DC franchise in IPL as well. In the first-ever edition of the MLC 2023 that commences from July 13 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Seattle Orcas will be starting their campaign in the event against Washington Freedom on July 15.
