Andrew Leipus (born January 9, 1970, Adelaide, Australia) is a physiotherapist. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
Since October 1999, he has worked for the Board of Control for Cricket in India as the physiotherapist of the Indian national cricket team. World Cup 2011 India Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be jointly hosting the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India.
Leipus retired at the end of 2004. He was credited for substantially upgrading the Cricket team's medical conditions and treatment. In addition to improving facilities and treatment options (he legendarily found that the team's first aid kit was out of Band-Aids on his first day), he encouraged the team to start training in gyms. History The Band-Aid was invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson for his wife Josephine who frequently cut and burned herself while cooking These training sessions led to a great improvement in the teams fitness level and, eventually, play. [1]
In cricket-crazy India, Leipus became a media fixture whenever key players suffered injuries. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Media pressure is said to be one of the reasons Leipus declined to renew his contract. He was replaced by John Gloster. John Gloster is a Physiotherapist who works with Cricket teams [1]. However he is presently contracted with the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders as its physiotherapist
References
- ^ a b "People are saying I am mad to leave", Rediff, 2005-01-13. The Indian Premier League (also known as the " DLF Indian Premier League" and often abbreviated as IPL) is a Twenty20 Cricket competition Kolkata Knight Riders (also referred to as KKR) is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Retrieved on 2006-07-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival
External links
- Cricinfo page on Andrew Leipus
- "India's own Aussie" - article dated August 15, 2004
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