A unique incident has been seen in the ongoing Big Bash League in Australia. In this tournament, the Sydney Thunder team captained by David Warner has taken a surprising decision. In fact, till now Warner, under whose coaching he was playing the matches, has now been included in the team as a player. The reason behind this is the injury of many players simultaneously. Sydney Thunder is going through a difficult time at the moment. 5 players of the team have been out of the squad. Four players are injured in this. Whereas 19 year old young opener Sam Constas was playing in the Test series against India.

41 year old coach becomes player

Former Australian player Dan Christian has been associated with Sydney Thunder as an assistant coach for the last two seasons. But due to the sudden exit of 5 players, he has been included in the squad as replacement. This 41 year old all-rounder is very excited about becoming a player from a coach. He will be available to play for Sydney team in the next match. He will also continue coaching the team. That means he will play the role of coach and player simultaneously.

BREAKING NEWS @ThunderBBL 41-year-old assistant coach Dan Christian has been signed as a replacement player pic.twitter.com/ll81XorRuR

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) January 5, 2025

Christian played his last match in BBL against Brisbane Heat in the 2022-23 season. Coincidentally, this time also their match is to be against the same team. The general manager of the franchise has thanked him for being ready to play again. On the other hand, Christian said that he has been participating in other leagues. If they also do training then it is not going to be very difficult for them.

Sydney team full of injuries

Tanveer Sangha, who plays as a leg spinner in the Sydney Thunder team, is suffering from a side strain injury. Whereas Jason Sangha has a biceps injury. Whereas Daniel Sams is out of the team due to concussion. Apart from this, Cameron Bancroft's nose was broken while fielding in the last match. Besides, he also suffered severe injury to his shoulder while trying to catch the catch. Sam Constas was taking part in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against India.