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IPL 2022: Jonty Rhodes to absorb twin position at Punjab Kings, to be their batting and fielding trainer

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IPL 2022: Jonty Rhodes, who has been serving as Punjab Kings’ fielding trainer, will even absorb the position of the batting trainer for the 10-team new season.

Jonty Rhodes to absorb position of batting trainer as neatly at Punjab Kings for IPL 2022 (Reuters Picture)

HIGHLIGHTSJonty Rhodes has been PBKS fielding trainer since 2020The South African legend will take over as batting trainer asa wellPBKS have put in combination a powerful squad for IPL 2022

Following the departure of Wasim Jaffer, South African nice Jonty Rhodes has taken up the extra position of a batting trainer at Punjab Kings forward of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Rhodes has served because the fielding trainer of the previous finalists over the past 2 years.

52-year-old Rhodes was once additionally sitting along head trainer Anil Kumble and co-owners on the IPL mega public sale desk over the weekend. Rhodes, who made 5935 runs in 245 ODIs and 2532 runs in 52 Assessments, is thought of as one of the vital best fielders in global cricket.

Whilst Kumble will paintings with the spinners, Damien Wright stays the short bowling trainer. Andy Flower, who was once the assistant trainer ultimate season, has taken up the top trainer position at new franchise Lucknow Tremendous Giants.

Punjab Kings, who’ve by no means gained an IPL name and ultimate reached the general in 2014, are assured of going the entire approach following a “a success” public sale the place they purchased the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada and India U-19 big name Raj Bawa.

Punjab went into the public sale with the utmost handbag having retained best Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh.

The staff will even make a decision at the captaincy quickly, as recommended through head trainer Anil Kumble all through the IPL mega public sale.

Retained opener Mayank Agarwal, who has carried out constantly for the staff, had led the staff in Okay L Rahul’s absence ultimate season when the latter was once injured.

India opener Dhawan has emerged as a powerful candidate for PBKS captaincy. He’s a senior to Agarwal and a constant performer within the IPL. Dhawan had additionally in brief captained Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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