Dan Kiesel

Dan Kiesel (born 1938) is an

cricket teams of many countries, most notably Sri Lanka and Pakistan

Biography

Dan Kiesel is a

Israeli Defense Forces, after which he proceeded to England to work at the Epsom Hospital and the Farnham Royal Rehabilitation Centre near Windsor.^[1] He moved to Frankfurt, Germany in 1967 to study medicine while continuing to work as a physiotherapist.^[1] He earned his degree in osteopathy

from the London College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Physiotherapy career

While studying acupuncture in Sri Lanka, Kiesel treated Australian fast-bowler Dennis Lillee, who recommended Kiesel to the Sri Lankan cricket board.^[1] 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 Pakistan Cricket Board. 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 Senate of Pakistan.^[1]

Kiesel

anti-inflammatory drugs. However, Kiesel said that Akram himself had to decide about his fitness to play in the match.^[2] According to Kiesel, Akram had been confident of playing on the day before the match.^[2]

He resigned in December 1998 citing personal reasons, but also differences with the then-coach Javed Miandad, who he claimed was interfering with his work.^[3] However, Kiesel continued to work with the team throughout the 1999 Cricket World Cup.^[3]

During the time he lived in Lahore 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.^[4]

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After his tenure with Pakistan, Kiesel continued to work as a physiotherapist and trainer for the cricket teams of

U.A.E. From 2004 to 2010, Kiesel worked chiefly with the Canadian cricket team

.