Anil Kumble’s tenure as the top coach of IPL franchise Punjab Kings is now over because the franchise selected to not renew his contract. A board consisting of a number of house owners, together with Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, industrialists Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, and Karan Paul, in addition to the Punjab Kings’ CEO Satish Menon, determined to alleviate Kumble of the duties.
There has not been any replace on who has succeeded the previous India cricketer within the position, however the franchise is reportedly searching for potential candidates and an announcement is anticipated to be made quickly. Punjab Kings completed within the backside half of the IPL factors desk in every of the three seasons that Kumble oversaw since 2020.
Earlier than the addition of the 2 new groups in 2022, Punjab Kings completed fifth within the 2020 and 2021 editions when eight groups competed for the prized trophy. Within the revamped 10-team event that was performed within the present yr, which was additionally the 15th version of the cash-rich occasion, the Kings completed sixth.
With a brand new head coach, PBKS will search for their first IPL title
Punjab Kings’ tryst with the top coach has been happening for a really very long time, however the workforce has not managed to win a single title over the previous 15 years of the event. On the time of Kumble’s appointment in 2020, he grew to become the fifth coach for the Kings previously 5 years. Earlier than him, Sanjay Bangar (2014–16), Virender Sehwag (2017), Brad Hodge (2018), and Mike Hesson (2019) had been within the position of the top coach.
Kumble was the only Indian head coach within the IPL in 2020. After his taking part in profession, he labored with three IPL groups, first as a mentor for the Royal Challengers Bangalore after which for Mumbai Indians. Punjab Kings was his third workforce. This was previous to him taking the place as head coach for India for a yr in 2016.
For Kumble, being in control of the Punjab Kings franchise, be it as a skipper or the coach, hasn’t been easy, although. Even after successful some thrilling encounters, Punjab Kings by no means managed to rise above the remaining. The captaincy and the teaching position each threw a number of challenges at Kumble, and he tried his greatest to deal with these.
