Dan Kiesel (born 1938) is an

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i-born German sports

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and osteopath who has worked as a trainer and physiotherapist for the national

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teams of many countries, most notably Sri Lanka and

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Biography

Dan Kiesel is a

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of German origin and is also a citizen of Germany. He was trained as a physiotherapist at the Assaf Harofe Hospital in Israel from 1956 to 1960. He served for three years in the

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, after which he proceeded to England to work at the

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Hospital and the Farnham Royal Rehabilitation Centre near

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. He moved to

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, Germany in 1967 to study medicine while continuing to work as a physiotherapist. He earned his degree in

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from the London College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Physiotherapy career

While studying

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in Sri Lanka, Kiesel treated

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fast-bowler

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, who recommended Kiesel to the Sri Lankan cricket board. Kiesel served as the physiotherapist for the Sri Lanka national cricket team from 1993 to 1995. After falling out with the Sri Lankan cricket board, Keisel accepted a job offer from the

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. He was appointed physiotherapist for the Pakistan cricket team, in which capacity he served until 1999. His appointment brought some controversy; Pakistani politicians unsuccessfully objected to the hiring of an Israeli Jew in the

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. Kiesel

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before the Justice Qayyum Commission regarding allegations of match fixing surrounding Pakistan's defeat to

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in the second quarter-final of the

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in Bengaluru. Questioned about the injury of Pakistan captain

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, which resulted in Akram pulling out of the match on the day of the match, Kiesel confirmed that Akram was injured and had been treated with

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. However, Kiesel said that Akram himself had to decide about his fitness to play in the match. According to Kiesel, Akram had been confident of playing on the day before the match. He resigned in December 1998 citing personal reasons, but also differences with the then-coach

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, who he claimed was interfering with his work. However, Kiesel continued to work with the team throughout the 1999 Cricket World Cup. During the time he lived in

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with his wife, Kiesel claimed that he never hid his Israeli identity and that despite his appointment raising some questions in the parliament, he never encountered any problems. best cricket academy in delhi
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and

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From 2004 to 2010, Kiesel worked chiefly with the

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References

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