Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings has appointed Trevor Bayliss as the brand new head coach for the following season. The 59-year-old has changed Anil Kumble for the function.
“I am honored to have the role of head coach with Punjab Kings,” Bayliss stated in an announcement issued by the franchise on Friday, 16 September. “A foundation franchise with an appetite for success. I look forward to working with a talented squad of players determined to compete for silverware.”
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Bayliss was the coach of Kolkata Knight Riders throughout their two title-winning seasons in 2012 and 2014. He additionally guided the Sydney Sixers to the BBL title after which coached England to house World Cup wins in 2019. Recently Australia led the Sunrisers Hyderabad dressing room. for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Kumble, then again, was appointed as the top coach and director of operations by the Punjab-based IPL franchise in 2020. The Kings did not make it to the IPL playoffs throughout the identical tenure.
At the time of his becoming a member of, Kumble was the fifth coach appointed by the Kings in 5 seasons after Sanjay Bangar (2014-16), Virender Sehwag (2017), Brad Hodge (2018) and Mike Hesson (2019).
Under the previous India captain, the franchise gained 19 and misplaced 23 matches in three seasons. The second worst win-loss ratio for any crew within the IPL since 2020, behind solely Sunrisers Hyderabad.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
