Dinesh Lad, who has coached the likes of India gamers Rohit Sharma and Shardul Thakur, is now giving cricketing classes to former South African pacer Makhaya Ntini’s son, Thando. The 21-year-old Thando, a left-handed batter and a right-arm medium pacer, was part of South Africa’s 2018 U-19 World Cup aspect.

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He is coaching on the Swami Vivekananda School in suburban Borivali, the place Rohit and Shadrul have additionally educated.

Ntini, 44, who has performed 101 Tests and has 390 wickets, was looking for a superb coach for his son when he learnt about Lad, a widely known identify within the Indian home circuit.

“Actually he (Thando) got here by one in all my Railways scholar. He was a masseur of the South African group for the Legends event and he knew Makhaya.

“Right now there’s low season in South Africa and Thando was sitting idle. So Makhaya obtained in contact with my railway scholar asking whether or not there was any good coach in India. My scholar in flip advised my identify. And that’s how he got here to me,” Lad instructed PTI on Thursday.

“We started his training from Wednesday and I rectified his couple of mistakes. He will be in Mumbai till June 2, training with me and the teenager terms the assignment as a challenge,” mentioned Lad, who added that he isn’t taking any charges from the South African.

“He may play for his nation. He appears centered and desires to develop into a superb cricketer. We have been instructed to not give him something luxurious and he’s residing at an extraordinary lodge.

“He is an effective learner. Today he wasn’t in a position to stability whereas batting, so I guided him about it,” added Lad.

According to Lad, in the near future he may guide the sons of former West Indian all-rounder Carl Hooper and ex-Australian player Andrew Symonds.

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