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Top 10 Facts about Shaun Tait

Shaun Tait is a former Australian professional cricketer who was named Pakistan’s bowling coach in February 2022.  He was a right-arm fast bowler who represented Australia in all three formats, although he was most successful in One Day Internationals, where he was a member of Australia’s unbeaten side at the 2007 Cricket World Cup and Twenty20 cricket.

Shaun Tait married Indian swimsuit model and wine entrepreneur Mashoom Singha in August 2013, the sister of Shamita Singha, the 2001 Femina Miss Earth India. They married in Mumbai on June 12, 2014.

However, here are the top 10 facts about Shaun Tait;

1. He won four honors during his career, 

The cricketer won four other awards, including Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in 2004. He was a regular for Australia on the Sri Lanka trip, but he was criticized for being too costly. Throughout his career, he has played against teams such as England, South Africa, Pakistan, Queensland, Tasmania, and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

2. He was one of the world’s fastest bowlers at the time

Tait bowling in the Adelaide Oval nets, January 2009, By YellowMonkey/Blnguyen –

Shaun Tait, known for his unorthodox bowling, did not have enough success for Australia at the international level. During the 2010s, though, he was one of the fastest bowlers. Between 2004 and 2016, he only played three Tests and 35 One-Day Internationals for Australia. Against England, he bowled his fastest delivery. The ball was launched at a speed of 161.1 kilometers per hour. Later in his career, the right-arm bowler broke the 100mph barrier against Pakistan in a T20I game in Melbourne.

3. He was a coach

Tait began coaching after finishing his playing career. He retired from Test cricket in 2009, from One Day Internationals in March 2011, and all other forms of cricket in 2017. Shaun returned to sports in 2021 after a four-year absence, however, he left as a bowling consultant for the Afghanistan national cricket team after the year.

He was named bowling coach for the Pakistan national cricket team in February 2022, and he has focused all of his time and energy on preparing the team to attain exceptional outcomes in upcoming matches.

4. His net worth

Shaun, who played professional cricket from 2002 to 2017, must have amassed a few million dollars in his bank account; his net worth is most likely between $5 and $10 million.

He is now also a bowling coach. Throughout his athletic career, he competed in a variety of sports, including the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Test cricket, One Day Internationals, and T20 cricket, among others.

5. His first-class debut was for South Australia

The Blues are on strike, Shaun Tait is bowling to an NSW batsman from the southern end. Photo by Andrew Piper.

Tait made his first-class debut for South Australia against Western Australia on December 19, 2002, at the age of 19. On his debut, he only bowled one innings but concluded with good numbers of 3/77 off 22.2 overs.

Tait earned a spot at the Australian Cricket Academy alongside talents like Ben Hilfenhaus and Luke Ronchi after a solid rookie season.

6. He made his international debut against England

Tait made his One Day International debut against England in February 2007 at the Sydney Cricket Ground as part of the Commonwealth Bank Series. The Commonwealth Bank Series was the name of Australia’s One Day International cricket event for the 2006-07 season. Australia, England, and New Zealand competed in a tri-nation series.

Later that month, he was named to Australia’s team for the 2006-07 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy match against New Zealand. Tait was chosen for the series’ final two games, taking two wickets as New Zealand chased down runs of more than 300 twice and whitewashed a powerful Australian squad. 

7. He was selected  for the West Indies Cricket World Cup

Man of the match, Shaun Tait, is bowling to Moises Henriques from the southern end. Aaron O’Brien is the batsman at the non-striker’s end. Photo by Andrew,

Tait was named to Australia’s 15-man team for the West Indies Cricket World Cup in 2007.  Although he was not expected to play a significant role in the Australian team, an injury to Brett Lee meant that a relatively inexperienced Tait took over as the spearhead of the bowling attack. Despite the increased strain, Tait excelled in the World Cup, finishing as the tournament’s joint-second best wicket-taker with 23 wickets at an average of 20.30. This includes a Player of the Match effort against England in which he claimed 3/41, as well as a semi-final 4/39 against a powerful South African team. He was bowled out in a rain-delayed final against Sri Lanka, but Australia won the competition.

8. He was among the cricket players who missed the cut for the WT20 Cricket Australia

With Mitch Starc and Pat Cummins out injured for the WT20, a couple of bowling berths were up for grabs. However, with the comeback of Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Coulter-Nile, there was no room in the squad for Shaun Tait, Scott Boland, and Kane Richardson.
All three were selected for the India series following good BBL seasons, but the trio failed to take a single wicket in the three matches last month.

9. He has won various awards and achieved his career goals

Tait has mentioned that winning the Ashes and the World Cup was his ultimate goal in cricket. As a result, when he was named to Australia’s 15-man squad for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, he achieved two of his greatest ambitions.

Some of the awards that he won include the following; Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year: 2004, Lord Hampden Trophy: 2007, ICC Emerging Player of the Year: 2007, Australian Cricketers’ Association All-star Ford Ranger Cup team: 2007–08.

10. He was awarded an Australian contract

Shaun Tait at a training session at the en: Adelaide Oval, By YellowMonkey/Blnguyen –

Tait was given his first Cricket Australia contract for the 2004-05 season, ahead of Queensland fast bowler Andy Bichel. Tait returned the selectors’ faith in him with his greatest Pura Cup season, taking 65 first-class wickets at an average of 20.16. This achievement also saw him break Clarrie Grimmett’s South Australian bowling record for most wickets in a season.