Former England coach and Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman, has been named as the assistant coach of Kings XI Punjab. Flower, will be assisting new head coach Anil Kumble who is the head coach and director of cricket operations. "I am truly excited to come on board as the assistant coach for Kings XI Punjab and look forward to working with Anil Kumble this edition of the IPL," Flower said of his appointment. "The team looks great and we have a fantastic line up and top-notch support staff and we can't wait to show the world what the Shers are capable of. "
Earlier, KXIP had also announced that former India batsman Wasim Jaffer and former South African internationals Charl Langeveldt and Jonty Rhodes will serve as the batting, bowling and fielding coaches respectively.Adrian Le Roux, who has previously worked with the Indian national team, has been appointed as the trainer while Prabhakar B and Sankar Rajgopal will work as training assistant and R&D consultant. Andrew Leipus has been named as the team physio, assisted by Abhijit Kar and masseuse Naresh Kumar. Ashish Tuli continues as the team analyst of the side for the 11th consecutive year, while former RCB manager Avinaash Vaidhya comes in as the General Manager of Cricket Operations.
