Big-ticket cricket: Michael Klinger is delighted with the support for the women’s game in India. ‘Our girls get to play in front of big crowds,’ he says. ‘And that’s what it’s all about.’
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Michael Klinger made 62 for Australia in the third T20I against Sri Lanka at Adelaide in 2017. He did not play another international game. He scored 24,729 runs across First Class, List A and T20 matches. He is now a much-in-demand coach in different countries, including India, where he is training Gujarat Giants. Excerpts from an interview Klinger gave The Hindu at Kochi, the day after the WPL’s mini auction:
For a side that finished at the bottom in the first two editions of the WPL, Gujarat Giants did rather well in the last two, qualifying for the playoffs back-to-back…
Published – November 07, 2026 06:30 am IST
