Former England cricketer Sarah Taylor becomes the first woman to coach a men’s franchise cricket tea

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• Oct 30, 2021 | moderator

Abu Dhabi: Sarah Taylor, who played as a wicket-keeper batswoman for the England women’s cricket squad is set to coach a team in the forthcoming club cricket tournament Abu Dhabi T-10 league in the United Arab Emirates.

Taylor will be joining the Team Abu Dhabi as an assistant coach and work under another former English cricketer Paul Farbrace, who is the head coach of the team.

With this she becomes the very first woman cricketer to coach a men’s professional franchise cricket team.

In a statement about her new role Taylor said that “I’ve never had issues in male environments, and I enjoy the challenge. You always want to prove that you’re good enough, but that’s the same for any coach going into a new environment.” 

"But I’d love to think that some young girl or some woman watching can see me in the coaching team and realise that’s an opportunity and they can push for it, saying ‘If she can do it, why can’t I?," she said.

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“I do hope that it becomes a little more normal, and I may be the first, but I won’t be the last” she added.

Taylor, who retired in 2019 from professional cricket, is 32 years old right now. She played 10 test matches, 126 one days and 90 T-20 internationals.

However, dhortly after this she again made a comeback in international cricket and represented England in the Women’s T-20 World Cup in 2021. She also featured in the new 100 ball club cricket tournament The Hundred in UK.

Taylor hopes that many more women will take inspiration from her and take up coaching as a career.