IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals In Talks With Andy Flower, Kumar Sangakkara's Job In Spotlight- Reports
Published - 19 Jul 2023, 12:30 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
Rajasthan Royals are reportedly in talks to rope in Andy Flower as their head coach ahead of the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). While IPL 2024 is still almost a year away, teams have started planning for it already.
Recently, Lucknow Super Giants parted ways with Andy Flower to appoint former Australia opener and coach Justin Langer as their new head coach. According to Cricbuzz, Andy Flower is currently in talks with two IPL teams to become their head coach.
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The former Zimbabwe batsman is one of the most sought-after coaches in the game. Before signing up with Lucknow Super Giants, Flower had enjoyed a very successful stint with the English team. He was the England team director when they won the Ashes in 2009 followed by their first T20 World Cup in 2010 before beating Australia again in the Ashes in their own backyard.
In 2011, he also led England to the top of the Test rankings. In IPL too, Flower has managed to make a big impression. Lucknow Super Giants made it to the playoffs in both seasons under his coaching. Flower has been serving as a coach for more than a decade now and it is not surprising at all that more than one IPL franchise wants to rope him in.
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No effect on Kumar Sangakkara’s job in Rajasthan Royals:
The report further stated that Kumar Sangakkara’s job won’t be affected if Rajasthan Royals manage to appoint Flower as their head coach ahead of IPL 2024. The former Sri Lanka captain has been serving as the franchise’s Director of Cricket since 2021.
Sangakkara has done a decent job so far. While in his maiden season with the franchise, the Royals finished at the seventh spot, and they qualified for the final in 2022. In the last IPL season, the Sanju Samson-led side started strongly but failed to continue their good show and narrowly missed out on the playoffs as they finished in the fifth spot.
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