NEW DELHI: As expected, heads are rolling in the Knight Riders camp following the team’s dismal performance in IPL 2. The first one on the chopping
block is none other than head of cricket operations John Buchanan, the former Australia coach whose controversial stint, according to sources, is set to come to a premature end.
In a bid to hit upon a winning formula for next year’s tournament, co-owner Shah Rukh Khan has decided not to renew Buchanan’s contract. Many members of Buchanan’s core coaching staff are also likely to get the axe. These include Buchanan’s son Michael, who was hired by the team as a strength trainer, coach Mathew Mott of New South Wales, fielding coach John Deeble, assistant coach Brad Murphy and wicket-keeping coach Wade Seccombe.
The franchise is expected to take some tough, swift decisions in the wake of the debacle in South Africa, where KR, with Brendon McCullum at the helm, finished last among the eight teams on the points table. Even in the inaugural edition of the T20 tournament, their performance wasn’t much to crow about. Now, the team management might finally be in the process of pulling out all the stops to ensure that investors and fans are better rewarded.
Sources suggest the team is keen on someone with prior experience of coaching in the subcontinent, either an Indian or a foreigner. Names like former Bangladesh coach Dave Whatmore, who is now at the National Cricket Academy, ex-Pakistan coach Richard Pybus and even former players like WV Raman and Paras Mhambrey are doing the rounds.
‘‘It too early to say who will come in as a replacement but Buchanan is certainly not going to carry on next year,’’ sources told TOI
http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Knight-Riders-all-set-to-dump-Buchanan/articleshow/4601566.cms
block is none other than head of cricket operations John Buchanan, the former Australia coach whose controversial stint, according to sources, is set to come to a premature end.
In a bid to hit upon a winning formula for next year’s tournament, co-owner Shah Rukh Khan has decided not to renew Buchanan’s contract. Many members of Buchanan’s core coaching staff are also likely to get the axe. These include Buchanan’s son Michael, who was hired by the team as a strength trainer, coach Mathew Mott of New South Wales, fielding coach John Deeble, assistant coach Brad Murphy and wicket-keeping coach Wade Seccombe.
The franchise is expected to take some tough, swift decisions in the wake of the debacle in South Africa, where KR, with Brendon McCullum at the helm, finished last among the eight teams on the points table. Even in the inaugural edition of the T20 tournament, their performance wasn’t much to crow about. Now, the team management might finally be in the process of pulling out all the stops to ensure that investors and fans are better rewarded.
Sources suggest the team is keen on someone with prior experience of coaching in the subcontinent, either an Indian or a foreigner. Names like former Bangladesh coach Dave Whatmore, who is now at the National Cricket Academy, ex-Pakistan coach Richard Pybus and even former players like WV Raman and Paras Mhambrey are doing the rounds.
‘‘It too early to say who will come in as a replacement but Buchanan is certainly not going to carry on next year,’’ sources told TOI
http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Knight-Riders-all-set-to-dump-Buchanan/articleshow/4601566.cms
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