Punjab Kings half methods with Anil Kumble; strategy Eoin Morgan, Trevor Bayliss to take over

Mohali, Aug 25 (IANS): After a three-year stint, Indian Premier League (IPL) facet Punjab Kings have determined to half methods with chief coach Anil Kumble and have reportedly approached amongst others Eion Morgan, Trevor Bayliss and a former India coach to take over the function.

Kumble was appointed as chief coach forward of the 2020 season and answerable for the group for the following three editions. However a full board of the house owners together with Preity Zinta, industrialist Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia and Karan Paul and Kings’ chief govt officer Satish Menon, the ESPNcricinfo mentioned in a report on Thursday.

In all three of the seasons that Kumble was answerable for the group, Punjab Kings completed within the decrease half of the IPL factors desk — fifth in each 2020 and 2021 when the league comprised eight groups, and sixth in 2022 when it expanded to a ten-team event, the report mentioned.

At the moment, Kumble was the fifth coach Kings had appointed in 5 seasons after Sanjay Bangar (2014-16), Virender Sehwag (2017), Brad Hodge (2018) and Mike Hesson (2019), mentioned the report. In 2022, Kumble was the one Indian head coach in IPL.

The report mentioned the franchise is in search of a alternative and can make an announcement quickly.

Some experiences on social media claimed that Punjab Kings have approached former England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan and former Sri Lanka and England’s head coach Trevor Bayliss apart from a former India coach to take over the job,

Whereas Morgan has just lately retired as England white-ball captain, Bayliss has huge expertise of caching each at worldwide and Indian Premier League and had guided Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title twice, in 2012 and 2014.