Paddy Upton, whose full name is Patrick Anthony Howard Upton, is the recently hired mental conditioning coach for the Indian Men’s Cricket Team, find out about his biography, age, nationality, net-worth, wife name, family, teams coached and coaching career
Paddy, who is a former cricketer himself and a leadership coach from South Africa, has deep ties with the Indian Men’s Cricket Team and Indian Cricket in general. He has been associated with the national cricket team and domestic teams in India on several occasions.
Know Who Is Paddy Upton New Mental Cricket Conditioning Coach For Team India, Biography, Age, Family, Wife Name, Teams Coached, Salary, Net Worth
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Paddy Upton joins #TeamIndia as mental conditioning coach. 👌 pic.twitter.com/joXvorXJnp
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) July 26, 2022
Say Hello 👋🏻 to our Mental Conditioning Coach – Mr. Paddy Upton 😃#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/KEjpnXuC81
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 26, 2022
Upton is mostly renowned for serving as the mental fitness coach for the Indian Men’s Cricket Team that ranked No. 1 in the World Test Rankings and won the 2011 ICC World Cup.
Paddy Upton’s brief Biography
Paddy Upton was born on November 5, 1968, in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. He is currently 53 years old. Before his coaching career, Paddy played cricket between 1990–91 and 1993–94, for the Western Province cricket team. Paddy holds two master’s degrees, one in sport science and the other in executive coaching.
Upton is good friends with the former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten. Paddy previously worked as the mental conditioning coach at Kirsten’s cricket academy located in Cape Town. Moreover, the two are business partners in “Performance Zone”—a venture on sports performance improvement.
While his wife’s name is not known, he is married with the marriage taking place in an ashram in India with full Hindu rituals.
Paddy Upton Net-Worth
The 53-year-old is one of the richest and one of the most popular coaches in the cricket world. According to reports from Wikipedia, Forbes, and Business Insider, Paddy Upton has a net worth of approximately $1.5 million or more.
Paddy Upton Coaching Career
The South African national has had one of the most successful and illustrious coaching careers. Upton served as the physical fitness trainer for the South African cricket team from 1994 to 1998.
The following year, Upton switched from working on physical fitness to mental conditioning in sports, after taking an executive coaching programme on leadership in business and sporting environments.
Upton is a distinguished mental conditioning coach. He worked closely with South African cricket star, Gary Kirsten, providing him with mental support and guidance. Upton also went on to help Jacques Kallis overcome personal issues related to his father’s death, ultimately improving his playing performance.
Paddy described his job as assisting individual players in understanding and overcoming unique fears and emotions that affect specific areas of their performance.
Stint with India
Paddy Upton was hired as the mental conditioning coach and assistant coach for the Indian Men’s Cricket team in 2008. During his tenure, India ranked No. 1 in the ICC test rankings, and also won the 2011 ICC World Cup. Upton left the post after the World Cup, to serve as Performance Director of the South African cricket team.
The Indian Premier League
Upton served as head coach for several teams—Pune Warriors in 2012, Rajasthan Royals for three seasons (2013–2015), and then Delhi Daredevils for two seasons (2016–2017).
The Australian Big Bash League
Paddy Upton served as head coach for the Sydney Thunder cricket team for four seasons, from 2014 to 2018.
The Pakistan Super League
Paddy Upton served as the head coach for the Lahore Qalandar for two years, 2016-2017.
While Paddy’s salary is not known, head coach Rahul Dravid takes home Rs.10 crore from the BCCI and in 2019 bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridar were paid Rs 3.5 crore each.
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