Paul Farbrace: Warwickshire director of cricket to coach in Abu Dhabi T10 league
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Paul Farbrace left his job as England assistant coach in 2019 to take charge of Warwickshire
Warwickshire director of cricket Paul Farbrace is to coach Team Abu Dhabi in the forthcoming T10 league in the United Arab Emirates.
The tournament begins on 16 November and lasts for 16 days.
Farbrace, 54, and coach Mark Robinson led Warwickshire to a Championship and Bob Willis Trophy double in 2021.
He will be head coach of a Team Abu Dhabi squad including West Indies star Chris Gayle, South African Colin Ingram and Bears spinner Danny Briggs.
England all-rounder Liam Livingstone, his future Lancashire team-mate Phil Salt, Somerset fast bowler Marchant de Lange, Surrey paceman Jamie Overton, former Hampshire and West Indies paceman Fidel Edwards and Ireland's Paul Stirling will also be part of the team.
"The Abu Dhabi T10 has quickly established itself as one of the leading short-form tournaments in the game," said Farbrace.
"Many of the world's best players take part each year and this is a great opportunity to work closely with them.
"Gaining insight in to how the players approach such an explosive competition is going to be fascinating and hopefully there will be many learnings from this competition that I can bring back to Edgbaston to support our development as a T20 team."
The tournament, which involves eight teams, has been played on four previous occasions, the most recent won by Northern Warriors in February.