The United States of America (USA) has made a big change in its setup after the horrible loss against the Scotland national cricket team. According to Cricbuzz reports, the team has sacked head coach Stuart Law with immediate effect.
Reports claimed that not only the humiliating 10-wicket defeat against Scotland but also some serious allegations were the reason behind Law’s dismissal. Reports claimed that captain Monank Patel and 7-8 senior players of the team made some serious allegations of discrimination, mistrust and favoritism against them.
USA Cricket launches official investigation into Stuart Law’s alleged misconduct
Tensions between Law and the US national cricket team players are known to have flared during the tour of the Netherlands following their successful campaign at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. USA Cricket was aware of the development at the time , but they tried to de-escalate. the situation.
However, after that, they launched an official investigation into Law’s alleged misconduct during the recent tour of Namibia. Following this, the US Cricket body decided to fire the head coach with immediate effect.
Stuart Law’s career with the United States of America team
Stuart Law has been one of the most reputable names on the coaching circuit. After retiring as a player, he has actively participated as a coach on the international circuit. He has had quite a few decent coaching stints with the team around the world.
Before being appointed head coach of the United States of America (USA), he served as a coach in various capacities with Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh. He had great success with the US team after being caught out in the run-up to the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Stuart began his coaching tenure on a high with the USA, as under his command the team recorded a 4-0 series victory against Canada. After that, they created history by winning the T20I series against the Bangladesh national cricket team just before the 2024 T20 World Cup.
They endured a successful campaign in the 2024 T20 World Cup under Stuart Law. They defeated the Pakistan national cricket team in the tournament and advanced to super. But after that, things have been going great for them in International Cricket.
Vincent Vinay Kumar to be interim head coach in place of Stuart Law
They suffered a whitewash in the T20I series against Nepal before the recent 10-wicket loss against Scotland. With a new head coach set to take over, the US national cricket team hopes to make a strong comeback. Their next match will be against Scotland, which will be played on October 31.
With Law’s departure, assistant coach Vincent Vinay Kumar will be the team’s interim head coach. Apart from him, the team will be joined by former USA spinner, Usman Rafiq. He will be the assistant coach of the team in the remaining 3 ODIs against Nepal and Scotland. They would be interested in making an immediate impact and helping the team win.