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Karnataka State Cricket Association: Troy Cooley’s tenure as fast bowling coach at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) has come to an end. The decorated Australian coach came on board in late 2021 with an aim to build and nurture India’s next set of fast bowlers.

His tenure saw him working closely with the pacers and in coordination with VVS Laxman, the head of cricket at CoE, previously known as National Cricket Academy (NCA). Cooley was the bowling coach of the Indian women's team in the T20 World Cup in South Africa in February 2023 and worked in the same role with the India men's A team on their tour of England earlier this year.

Sources have told IANS that Cooley, 60, will leave the CoE facility on Saturday. As of now, there is no official word yet on who will step in to fill in the void left by his departure. Cooley’s departure also means yet another vacancy in the CoE’s coaching structure has been created.