Two emerging Indian fast bowlers will spend next week training alongside Australia’s Test squad in Brisbane, continuing a high-performance partnership between the MRF Pace Foundation and Cricket Australia that has shaped players from both countries for more than three decades.
Abhishek Moond and Vasudev Prasad Singh are part of a four-member delegation from the Chennai-based MRF Pace Foundation undertaking a two-week program at Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Centre from July 13 to 24.
The group also includes former India fast bowler Tinu Yohannan and MRF Pace Foundation Program Manager and Head Coach M. Senthilnathan.
During their stay, the delegation will work with Cricket Australia’s high-performance programs and attend Australian men’s Test squad training sessions at Allan Border Field, giving the two young pacemen an opportunity to observe and learn alongside some of the world’s leading players.
The exchange is the latest chapter in a relationship that began in 1992, building on the involvement of Australian pace-bowling great Dennis Lillee, who helped establish the MRF Pace Foundation after its launch in Chennai in 1987.
Initially focused on developing fast bowlers, the partnership has expanded into a wider high-performance program that now includes batters, spinners and wicketkeepers. Australian players regularly travel to Chennai to prepare for subcontinental conditions, while Indian cricketers gain experience of Australian pitches, coaching methods and training environments.
The program has played a role in the development of many leading fast bowlers. Indian internationals including Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan trained through the Foundation, while Australian quicks Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson have also been associated with its coaching network.
In recent years, several emerging Australian players have also benefited from the exchange, including Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Cooper Connolly, Josh Philippe, Ollie Peake, Corey Rocchiccioli, Joel Davies and Jason Sangha.
The reciprocal nature of the partnership will continue next month when a Cricket Australia development squad travels to Chennai from August 1 for a fortnight at the MRF Pace Foundation, providing another group of young Australian cricketers with experience of Indian conditions.
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