Ian Frazer (cricketer)
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| Full name | Ian Douglas Frazer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1986/87–1989/90 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 March 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Douglas Frazer (born 7 September 1966) is an Australian cricket coach, sports scientist and biomechanist, and a former first-class cricketer. From 2005 to 2007, Frazer served as the biomechanist for the Indian national cricket team and assistant to the team coach Greg Chappell.
Biography[edit]
Ian Douglas Frazer was born in Lilydale, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia on 7 September 1966. He received cricket training at the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy in 1988. He began playing first-class and List A cricket for the Victoria cricket team in 1986 as a left-hand batsman; his career lasted until 1990.[1] After the end of his playing career, Frazer worked for some time in business and computing technology before collaborating with Chappell to develop the cricket training programme, "The Chappell Way".[2]
Stint with India[edit]
In 2005, Frazer was chosen by Australian cricketer Greg Chappell, who had been appointed the coach of the Indian cricket team to serve as his assistant and the team's biomechanist.[3][4] During Chappell's tenure, Frazer worked to enforce Chappell's training regime to increase the physical fitness of the players, and defended Chappell amidst criticism from the media.[2] Frazer supported Chappell's stance emphasizing the introduction of younger players into the national team in favour of older, more experienced veterans.[2]
Despite some praise from players, Frazer was criticised in the media over the ambiguity of his role and the job he was supposed to be doing;[4] critics accused him of doing no more than conducting basic practice. While Chappell said that Frazer's inclusion was important for his coaching vision, Frazer's lackluster first-class playing credentials were cited as insufficient by outsiders, while calls increased for the appointment of a specialist bowling coach.[4] Frazer resigned along with Chappell after the Indian team's poor performance in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.