Former cricketers Gary Kirsten and Ashish Nehra have reportedly been approached by the Sanjay Goenka-led RPGS group for coaching jobs for their Lucknow franchise in the Indian Premier League. The RPGS group had spent Rs 7,090 crore as the highest bid to own the Lucknow franchise that will play from next year’s IPL. As the two new franchises prepare to make their cricket league debuts next year, the owners are in the process of recruiting coaching staff for their teams.
The RPGS group is reportedly in talks with Gary Kirsten and Ashish Nehra – both of whom were part of the 2011 World Cup winning team. While the former South African cricketer was the head coach of India, Nehra was part of the team. According to cricbuzz, Lucknow franchises approached Kirsten and Nehra for the jobs of head coach and consultant respectively. In fact, there has been a fair discussion between the franchise and Kirsten and Nehra.
However, no final decision has been taken, and as per reports, both the former cricketers cannot open up on the matter as they are bound by a confidentiality clause.
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During his career, Kirsten also coached Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018. He was the first batting coach IPL franchise, but was later promoted to the position of head coach, replacing Daniel Vettori. The former Proteas batsman was also the head coach of South Africa between 2011 and 2013. His tenure as the head coach of the Indian cricket team ended after the 2011 World Cup.
Nehra, on the other hand, retired from international cricket in 2017 after playing his last match – a T20I – against New Zealand on November 1, 2017 at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, which is his home ground.
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