Episode 5 - Adam Crosthwaite

Welcome to another episode of The Blind Side Podcast, I’m your host Nath Smith and today I switch it up and head over to the world of cricket.

Today I catch up with a man who has dedicated his life so far to the game of cricket and was earmarked from a young age to be a professional sportsman. 

Growing up in Melbourne, he had scouts from both Aussie Rules footy and Cricket hunting around and he played both but at 16 he had to make a choice which way he wanted to go to pursue his dream of becoming a professional athlete. 

He decided to go with cricket and had a pretty fair old career which included playing in 2 x u/19 World Cup’s for Australia, playing alongside Australian Cricket Icons with names like, Ponting, Hayden, Symonds, Bailey & Faulkner. and was also just 1 step away himself from donning the famous baggy green.

Today my guest is Adam Crosthwaite.

Crossy and I have very similar interests and stories for that matter and our chat was super easy and could have gone for 3-4 hours. We talk all things life & cricket and some of his career highlights, which included playing in the first ever big bash, winning the state domestic one day competition and of course what it was like playing alongside the great man Shane Warne. 

We touch on the state of the game of cricket today and how it is evolved and what the short form version of the game has brought.

We talk about the demands both physically and mentally of the professional athlete and what it takes to make it a the top level and also the adjustment into life after sport.

Crossy is now giving back to the game he loves so much by mentoring and coaching young guys with those same aspirations. 

Along with all that, he has recently got married and also set out in his own business venture and with his marjeting and media company, The Brand Bar.

I know Crossy has a different side to what most have got to see over the years and I hope with our chat, you get to see his other side too.

I really enjoyed my chat with Crossy, and if you did to, please don’t forget to leave a review and subscribe to the podcast.

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