Sriram leaves Aussie men's squad to focus on coaching career

Sydney: Long-time Australian men's assistant coach Sridharan Sriram will leave the squad to focus on his coaching career in India.

Chennai-based Sriram has been with the squad for six years as predominately a spin coach while also playing a key role in the batting, fielding and strategy for the side across multiple campaigns.

He has chosen to move his focus to his coaching career with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and other roles while spending more time with his rising cricketer son Rishab.

The former Indian all-rounder has been most closely linked to the rise of Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar while also forming close bonds with Glenn Maxwell, Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Swepson.

With his tutelage Zampa is ranked the fifth best bowler in T20 cricket and Agar 11, having been in the top-10 in the past. He has also nurtured Maxwell's spin bowling on the journey.

"After being on the road for six years it's with a heavy heart I have decided to move on from my current role as an assistant coach of the Australian men's team," said Sriram.

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