Ryan ten Doeschate will participate as the fielding coach of KKR. Former Netherlands international Ryan ten Doeschate, who was born in South Africa, is expected to join the Kolkata Knight Riders team’s support staff in the Indian Premier League (IPL). James Foster, who was the assistant coach, will be replace by him as the team’s new fielding coach. Naturally, both will answer to head coach Chandrakant Pandit.
Ten Doeschate (42), a former KKR player who was a member of the championship teams in 2012 and 2014, may also play a part in the team’s UAE League affiliate (ILT20). He will serve as the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders team’s assistant coach.
According to KKR team sources who verify the news to TopCricketIndia, TenDo, as the former captain of the Netherlands is called, has “always been a Knight Rider.” In addition to concluding his time with the Essex team in English County Cricket, Ten Doeschate announced his retirement from international cricket last year.
Phil Simmons is most likely to join as the head coach of Dubai Capitals in ILT20. The team is in negotiations with the departing West Indies coach, who announced his resignation following the team’s disappointing performance in the present T20 World Cup in Australia. The franchise Kiran Kumar Granthi is incharge, a co-owner of Delhi Capitals.
When the two-Test series against the hosts begins on November 30, Simmons will serve as the West Indies team’s captain. Simmons is currently in Australia.
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Soon there may be an auction in India
Meanwhile, there is a report that the IPL and the BCCI appear to abandon their intentions to hold the December 16 mini-auction in Istanbul.
The franchisees first discuss the Istanbul proposal, but because to logistical and operational issues, it is to be abandon. Although the new location has not yet been decide, it will be in India.
