Paddy Upton News

Paddy Upton, a renowned mental conditioning coach, worked with Gukesh in the run-up to and during the 14-game marathon event in Singapore.   

Upton played a pivotal role in leading the Indian national cricket team to victory in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, marking their first win in 28 years. 

Dravid may have already played a masterstoke by bringing in Paddy Upton to the team setup. Upton is not new to Indian dressing room. He played assistant to former head coach Gary Kirsten for a long time and was an influential figure in India winning the 2011 World Cup in India. 

Between 2008 and 2011, Paddy Upton was part of India's support staff as assistant to Gary Kirsten - the then coach - in a similar capacity, a stint that culminated in Team India's World Cup win under MS Dhoni

Indian cricket team recently celebrated the 11th anniversary of 2011 World Cup win Yuvraj Singh was the Player of the Tournament at 2011 World Cup

The 38-year-old Lasith Malinga, who led his country to the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup trophy, will be working during the upcoming season with the talented group of pacers present within the Rajasthan Royals’ set-up. 

In 2019, Team India's former mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton revealed that when MS Dhoni took over as the captain of the Indian cricket team in the 50-over format, the stumper had come up with a unique idea to ensure that his teammates were not late for any team meetings and training.

Dhoni who is known for his unconventional decision making gave another example of his out of the box thinking. 

The cricketer-turned-politician, who is currently busy with his election campaign, doesn't find anything wrong with Upton's assessment.