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| Born | (1962-03-09)9 March 1962 (age 63) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,31 December 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eric Owen Simons (born 9 March 1962) is a South African cricket coach and formercricketer. He was anall-rounder who played 23One Day Internationals forSouth Africa in the 1990s.[1] He later became coach of the national side for two years but he was replaced in 2004 byRay Jennings.
He was theIndian Cricket Team's Bowling Consultant from 10 January 2010 to 14 February 2012 after India's tour of Australia in 2011–2012.
He is the assistant coach of theIPL franchiseChennai Super Kings (CSK) from the past 7 years.[2] During the 2 years when CSK was suspended,[3] he served as the bowling coach of the IPL franchiseRising Pune Supergiant. He was also appointed as the assistant coach for the CSK-ownedJoburg Super Kings in theSA20 league recently.[4] He was one of the guys who was trusted by the CSK owners for their successful journey in the IPL seasons.
| Preceded by | Nelson Cricket Club Professional 1986 | Succeeded by |
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