Journalism of Courage
Premium
This is an archive article published on August 22, 2009
Bevan joins race to be KKR coach
Former Australian batsman Michael Bevan reportedly jumped into the fray to be the new coach ahead of Kolkata Knight Riderss (KKR) meeting...
Written by Express News Service
Kolkata | August 22, 2009 12:37 AM IST
2 min read
2 min read
Former Australian batsman Michael Bevan reportedly jumped into the fray to be the new coach ahead of Kolkata Knight Riderss (KKR) meeting this weekend in Mumbai to select John Buchanans successor.
An effective player in the shorter version of the game,Bevan had also coached Chennai Superstars in the Indian Cricket League. However,hell face competition from the likes of John Wright,Richard Pybus,Duncan Fletcher and Dermot Reeve as well as Indian candidates such as Lalchand Rajput,Ashok Malhotra and Chandrakant Pandit.
Sources say Richard Pybus,who coaches South African domestic team Titans,is a firm favourite among the lot. The team would like to appoint someone who has the experience of coaching in Twenty20 cricket, the source said.
The management will go into the selection process with an open mind. At the moment I cant say anything more, KKR CEO Joy Bhattacharya told The Indian Express. About naming the captain for the next season,he said: We are in no hurry to appoint the skipper. The coachs selection is expected to be completed by August end,after that we will think about the captain.
Meanwhile,the selection procedure is likely to get deferred by a day as Ganguly is busy in a CAB meeting on Saturday and will go to Mumbai on Sunday.
Advertisement
Live Blog
PHOTOS
Top Stories
Advertisement
Must Read
Advertisement
Buzzing Now
- 01
- 02
- 03
- 04
- 05
Advertisement