Andy Flower steps down from coaching role at Punjab Kings

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 17:13:00 +0530

Assistant coach Andy Flower has parted ways with Punjab Kings and is expected to land a role in one of the new teams ahead of IPL 2022.
Former Zimbabwe captain Flower, who worked as a coach in England for more than a decade and guided the national team there, was hired for his maiden IPL stint ahead of the 2020 season.
"He sent his resignation to the team recently. It has been accepted. There is a good chance that he goes to one of the new teams (Lucknow or Ahmedabad)," a BCCI official told PTI.
There is a good possibility that the 53-year-old is given a bigger role in his next IPL assignment.
Flower worked alongside head coach Anil Kumble for the past two seasons. The development comes at a time when K L Rahul, Punjab Kings skipper for the past two seasons, is expected to move to the Lucknow franchise.
Punjab wanted to retain Rahul but he did not want to stay.
It remains to be seen if Flower stays as head coach of CPL franchise Saint Lucia Kings, which is owned by same consortiu