Andrew Leipus is a physiotherapist.

Since October 1999, he has worked for the Board of Control for Cricket in India

Board of Control for Cricket in India

The Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered at Mumbai, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu...

 as the physiotherapist of the Indian national cricket team.

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-Aid

Band-Aid

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s on his first day), he encouraged the team to start training in gyms. These training sessions led to a great improvement in the teams fitness level and, eventually, play.

In cricket-crazy India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, Leipus became a media fixture whenever key players suffered injuries. Media pressure is said to be one of the reasons Leipus declined to renew his contract. He was replaced by John Gloster

John Gloster

John Gloster is a physiotherapist who works with cricket teams. He was appointed the physiotherapist to the Indian team in February 2005.-Early career:...

. However he is presently contracted with the Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League

The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...

 team Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4...

as its physiotherapist

External links

• Cricinfo page on Andrew Leipus
• "India's own Aussie" - article dated August 15, 2004