The
former
Zimbabwe
skipper
will
take
part
in
the
IPL
mega
auction
in
Bengaluru
on
February
12-13
as
head
coach
of
the
new
franchise,
Lucknow
Super
Giants.
A
report
in
Cricket
Pakistan
quoting
Multan
Sultans’
media
officials
said
that
Flower
will
continue
to
guide
the
PSL
side
virtually
and
will
be
back
in
Pakistan
on
February
13.
Sultans
will
be
without
Flower
for
at
least
10
days.
He
will
head
Lucknow
Super
Giants
in
the
mega
auction
scheduled
in
Bangalore
on
February
12
and
13.
Travelling
to
India
this
early
is
to
form
strategies
ahead
of
the
auction,”
the
report
quoting
Sultans’
officials
said
on
Friday
(February
4).
Sultans
are
scheduled
to
take
on
Peshawar
Zalmi
on
February
5
and
10
and
will
then
play
Lahore
Qalandars
on
February
11.
The
Zimbabwean
great
will
be
back
with
the
side
ahead
of
the
match
against
Karachi
Kings
on
February
16.
In
Flower’s
absence,
former
Pakistan
cricketer
Mushtaq
Ahmed
and
team
support
staff
will
guide
the
squad.
Sultans
have
so
far
won
all
four
matches
in
PSL-7
and
are
leading
the
charts.
Reportedly,
Flower
is
also
one
of
the
candidates
for
the
England
head
coach’s
job
after
the
seat
fell
vacant
following
Chris
Silverwood’s
departure.
Lucknow
Super
Giants
had
appointed
Flower
as
their
head
coach
last
December.
He
was
the
first
appointment
the
new
IPL
franchise
had
made
after
it
came
into
existence.
Sanjiv
Goenka,
owner
of
the
Lucknow
IPL
team,
had
said
at
the
time
of
the
Zimbabwean’s
appointment
that
Flower
was
chosen
because
of
his
“professionalism”
“As
a
player
and
a
coach
Andy
has
left
an
indelible
mark
in
the
history
of
cricket.
We
respect
his
professionalism
and
hope
he
will
work
with
our
vision
and
add
value
to
our
team,”
Goenka
had
said
in
December.
Flower
had
said
he
would
‘relish
the
challenge
to
build
something
meaningful
and
successful’
with
the
Lucknow
franchise.
“I
am
incredibly
excited
to
be
joining
the
new
Lucknow
franchise
and
I
am
very
grateful
for
the
opportunity.
Since
my
very
first
tour
to
India
in
1993,
I
have
always
loved
touring,
playing,
and
coaching
in
India.
“The
passion
for
cricket
in
India
is
unrivalled
and
it
is
a
real
privilege
to
lead
an
IPL
franchise
and
I
am
looking
forward
to
working
closely
with
Dr.
Goenka
and
the
Lucknow
team,”
Flower
had
said.
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