IPL 2023: Punjab Kings reappoint Wasim Jaffer

The
Punjab
franchise,
still
looking
to
pick
up
their
maiden
IPL
trophy,
reappoints
Jaffer
after
a
gap
of
one
year.
Prior
to
this,
the
former
Indian
cricketer
was
the
batting
coach
of
the
Punjab
Kings
from
2019
to
2021.

Ahead
of
the
mega
IPL
auction,
held
prior
to
the
2022
IPL
season,
Jaffer
had
stepped
down
from
the
role.
Following
Jaffer’s
exit,
Punjab
Kings
had
hired
a
power-hitting
coach,
Mark
Wood.

But
ahead
of
this
year’s
mini
auction,
Jaffer
has
once
again
joined
the
Punjab
dugout.
The
franchise
announced
the
decision,
as
they
took
to
social
media
to
announce
the
appointment.
“Jiska
tha
besabri
se
intezaar
(The
one
you
had
been
waiting
for),
introducing
our
Batting
Coach,
Wasim
Jaffer!,”
Punjab
Kings
tweeted
from
their
official
handle.

Meanwhile,
former
Australian
wicketkeer-batter
Brad
Haddin
will
also
be
seen
in
the
dugout.
Haddin
has
been
appointed
has
the
new
assistant
coach
of
the
Punjab
franchise.

The
coaching
staff
will
see
another
new
face,
with
the
appointment
of
former
South
African
cricketer
Charl
Langeveldt.
The
former
SA
speedster
joins
the
Punjab
Kings
at
the
bowling
coach.

Earlier
it
had
been
announced
that
Trevor
Bayliss
will
be
the
team’s
head
coach,
taking
over
from
Anil
Kumble
and
Jonty
Rhodes.

In
the
previous
edition,
Punjab
Kings
once
again
failed
to
make
it
to
the
playoffs.
The
Kings
finished
sixth
on
the
points
table
with
seven
wins
and
as
many
losses
from
their
14
games.

Meanwhile,
as
the
IPL
trade
and
transfer
window
closed
on
Tuesday
(Nov.
15),
the
Punjab
Kings
released
their
captain
from
the
previous
edition.
Shikhar
Dhawan
had
taken
over
captaincy
from
Mayank,
who
endured
a
tough
outing
last
season.
Letting
go
of
Mayank
and
West
Indies
all-rounder
Odean
Smith,
Punjab
will
have
the
second-highest
purse.

In
total
PBKS
let
go
off
ten
players.
They
will
enter
the
mini-auction
with
a
purse
of
Rs.
32.20
crores.