The year was 2011, PCA Stadium, Mohali, the match was going on between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab. Chennai Super Kings' victory seemed certain after scoring 188 runs, but then an unknown batsman gave Kings XI Punjab the victory by scoring an unbeaten century. This player was none other than right-handed opening batsman Paul Valthaty. Now after 13 years, Paul Valthaty has once again come into the limelight. The big reason for this is the decision of America's minor league cricket team Seattle Thunderbolts, which has made Valthaty the head coach.

Paul Valthaty becomes coach

Seattle Thunderbolts announced on social media on August 22 that they are appointing Paul Valthaty as the head coach for the next season. Paul Valthaty has coaching experience. This player also runs his own cricket academy in Kandivali, Mumbai. Apart from Paul Valthaty, Seattle has also appointed Ian Dev Chauhan as the new captain. Interestingly, Ian Dev Chauhan has also been the captain of Jammu and Kashmir.

Career of Paul Valthaty

Paul Valthaty has played five first class and four List A matches in India. Apart from this, he also has experience of 34 T20 matches. People in India know Valthaty for his IPL performance. This player scored a century against Chennai Super Kings in 2011, he scored an unbeaten 120 runs to give Punjab a win. Valthaty contributed a total of 505 runs in 23 IPL matches. However, he suddenly disappeared after the 2013 season. After this, no IPL team placed a bet on him.

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6 years ago in 2018, Paul Valthaty was once again seen on the cricket field. This time in the Mumbai T20 League, he was bought by the Mumbai South Central team for 50 thousand rupees. Recently Paul Valthaty was seen doing commentary. He did commentary with legends like Brian Lara. But now this player will show his strength in the American League.