London: England cricket team assistant coach Paul Farbrace is all set to leave the squad to take up the role of sport director with the Warwickshire County Cricket Club.
The development came as a major blow to England as Farbrace will be starting his new job after the end of their West Indies tour which means he will not be with the team for the forthcoming World Cup. The coach said that it is never an easy decision to leave an international set-up and admitted that opportunity to work with Warwickshire County Cricket Club was too tempting for him to resists.
He further thanked the England team and said that the working experience with them was fantastic. “There is never a great time to leave an international set-up and despite what will be a fantastic summer for English cricket, the opportunity to shape the future of one of the game’s biggest counties was too much to resist.
It would have been tough for me to have turned down the opportunity once Warwickshire showed an interest in me,” he said to section of the media “I have had five fantastic years with England. It has been a brilliant experience working with world-class coaches, players and support staff.
“I have been fortunate to taste some genuine success and be part of the development of some excellent players, who have the world at their feet this summer,” he added. Managing director of England cricket team Ashley Giles acknowledged the contribution made by Farbrace to the English cricket and hoped to find his successor soon”.