Lance Klusener takes charge as Tripura consultant for upcoming season
Lance Klusener the former South Africa all-rounder will arrive in Agartala on Saturday to begin serving as Tripura’s consultant for the next home campaign.
According to vice-president of the Tripura Cricket Association Timir Chanda, for a total of 100 days the seasoned coach Lance Klusener would work with all the teams, rather than focusing only on the Ranji Trophy squad.
A few weeks ago we had posted a job posting on our website in which Lance Klusener and Dav Whatmore had applied for the role. Lance Klusener was eager to accept the offer, later Dav eventually withdrew due to family obligations, Timir Chanda mentioned.
The 51-year-old Lance Klusener played for South Africa on the squad that advanced to the ODI World Cup final in 1999 before falling to Australia. After his retirement from international cricket, he has served as coach for Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and several other franchises as a coach. A few years ago Lance Klusener was one of the franchise coaches in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Lance Klusener represented South Africa in 49 Tests and 171 ODIs between 1996 and 2004, will arrive in Kolkata on Friday and depart for Agartala the following day.
