Who is Justin Langer?

Published on: May 3, 2018 1:39 pm IST|Updated on: May 3, 2018 1:39 pm IST

Justin Langer has been appointed as Darren Lehmann’s successor by Cricket Australia on Thursday.

Now he would be coaching the Australian team in all three formats of the game for the next four years.

Looking forward to moving on from one of the darkest periods in its 140-year history, CA has roped in Langer to lead the national team out of the fall-out from the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

The 105-Test veteran takes over from Lehmann, who resigned in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal from his position.

The new coach inherits a team which is currently placed on the third spot in the International Cricket Council test rankings and fifth in one-day internationals. He also faces a challenge of restoring the faith of the Australian public in their national cricket team.

The 47-year old has played for the Australian side for almost 20 years scoring 7,500 runs in his international career including 23 centuries.

Langer has garnered much praise for his player development skills while coaching the Western Australia state and the Perth Scorchers Twenty20 team since November 2012.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to this news:

For daily fantasy sports tips on your mobile phone, Fill out the form below

Previous Article
Next Article