#7 Paddy Upton - Rajasthan Royals
This meticulous South African played first-class cricket in his country but later gave up his player cap to take up a role as a physical fitness trainer for the South African team. In 1999, Upton switched from working on physical fitness to mental conditioning in sports, taking an executive coaching program on leadership in business and sporting environments.
Having earlier worked closely with Gary Kirsten, Upton was recommended by the former to be appointed as the mental conditioning coach and his assistant coach for the Indian team. His influence on the Indian boys was pretty evident as the team became No. 1 in Tests and also won a World Cup in 2011.
This multi-faceted gentleman is now with RR to help them regroup and regain their place in the IPL playoffs.