Published: Dec 14, 2015, 01:07 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 17, 2015, 11:12 PM (IST)
Karachi: Former England coach Andy Flower has been signed on as the batting consultant and mentor of the Peshawar franchise in the upcoming Pakistan Super League. And if the Peshawar franchise gun for England’s discarded batsman Kevin Pietersen in the players draft this month it could be the first reunion between the two since Flower had to step down as head coach after the Ashes 2013-14. Pietersen has already made his intention of participation in the PSL clear via a video message and is said to be among a top favourite for the five franchises in the T20 competition. READ: Mohammad Aamer, Kevin Pietersen among players drafted in Pakistan Super
“I am looking forward to doing something different after I have been approached to do some batting coaching for Peshawar, one of the franchises in the new Pakistan Super League,” said Flower.
“I have chatted with Andrew Strauss about whether that is OK from an ECB perspective and he says it is on the basis that it is good for our English coaches to get out and about amongst some of these Twenty20 franchise competitions, to learn what is happening outside of the domestic game in England, to interact with some of the international coaches and players, and to bring some of that knowledge back into our game in England,” he added.
Flower could end up working with Pietersen who has been declared an icon player in the PSL and at least two franchises have indicated they are interested in signing him on. Flower, who toured Pakistan three times, also indicated the PSL was a good thing for Pakistan cricket at a time when no international teams were touring the country due to security concerns.
