Cricket coaching foundation in India
MRF Pace Foundation is a coaching clinic for training
fast bowlers from all over the world. Based in
Chennai,
India, it was founded in 1987 by
MRF Limited, with the help of former
Australian pace spearhead
Dennis Lillee. Through this program, young aspiring fast bowlers are trained in a facility located at the campus of
Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School,
Chetpet,
Chennai.
Fast bowlers who have trained with the MRF Pace Foundation and gone on to represent the
Indian Cricket Team include
Vivek Razdan,
Javagal Srinath,
Irfan Pathan,
Munaf Patel,
Venkatesh Prasad,
R. P. Singh,
Zaheer Khan and
S. Sreesanth. Besides Indian players, foreign players like
Chaminda Vaas,
[1]
Henry Olonga,
Heath Streak,
Mohammad Asif and
Australian fast bowlers
Glenn McGrath,
Mitchell Johnson and
Brett Lee have also trained at the Foundation.
[2]
Sachin Tendulkar in his school days trained in the MRF Pace Foundation to become a fast bowler.
Glenn McGrath was appointed director of the Foundation on 2 September 2012, replacing Dennis Lillee, who had held the post since its inception in 1987.
[3]
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