The Honest Truth: Paddy Upton shares life-changing insights from coaching the world’s best cricketers

Published on


Add Smile FM on Google

Life-changing Insights from Coaching the World’s Best Cricketers
In 2008, a few days after being selected to coach the Indian cricket team, Gary Kirsten and Paddy Upton set themselves the goals of winning the World Cup in 2011 and becoming the number one Test team in the world. Over three years of their innovative and creative coaching methods, the team achieved these goals, and more.
Paddy’s journey has included being international cricket’s first fitness trainer, mental coach in multiple professional sports, performance director of the South African cricket team that became the first to simultaneously hold the world’s number one ranking in all three formats of the game, head coach across three of the world’s premier T20 cricket leagues, and a University professor.

Paddy joined Benito Vergotine in studio on Wednesday 24 July to tell use more about his book “The Barefoot Coach” and to share his life-changing insights from coaching the world best cricketers.

Listen to the conversation here: Paddy Upton The Barefoot Coach


More Posts for Show: The Honest Truth With Benito Vergotine

Latest articles

Joburg Ballet’s critically acclaimed Celestial Bodies heads to Cape Town this November

 Following its world premiere at Joburg Theatre in October 2025 and sold-out performances at the UJ Arts Centre in April 2026, Joburg Ballet’s critically...

Over a million citizens get Smart IDs with Home Affairs digital platform

  In just over seven months, more than one million South Africans have used the Department of Home Affairs’ digital measures to obtain Smart ID...

2026 Local Government Elections: What to expect on voting day

  South Africans heading to the polls on 4 November are encouraged to make sure they know where to vote, what identification they need and...