John Gloster is a
physiotherapist
Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions. It is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, management, prognosis, patien ...
who works with
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
teams. He was appointed the physiotherapist to the
Indian team in February 2005.
Early career
Gloster graduated from the
University of South Australia
The University of South Australia (UniSA) is a public research university in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a founding member of the Australian Technology Network of universities, and is the largest university in South Australi ...
, and then worked with the
Surrey County Cricket Club for three years,
from 1998 to 2001. He was appointed the physiotherapist of the
Bangladesh cricket team, and worked with them for four years before moving to India. Gloster resigned from his position as Indian team physio on 14 February 2008. The 2007/2008 tour of Australia was his last assignment with the Indian team. .
He works for the
Rajasthan Royals team in the
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...
since the inception of the team in 2008. Currently, he is appointed as a physio for
Lahore Qalandars franchise cricket team in
Pakistan Super League.
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Indian Premier League coaches
Coaches of the Indian national cricket team
American physiotherapists
University of South Australia alumni
Pakistan Super League coaches
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