Kolkata , December 18: Indian Premier League franchise Pune may appoint former New Zealand captain and suspended IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming as coach of the team . According to a report , Pune who acquired CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Tuesday’s draft as their first choice player, may appoint Fleming as the head coach as the duo have been extremely successful in CSK . There is a huge possibility of Fleming joining the ranks of Pune . Sanjiv Goenka’s brother Harsh Goenka’s recent tweet that Dhoni alongside Fleming as coach has built a formidable team. And that the winning choice was made for Team Pune has added to the speculation .
Pune owner Sanjeev Goenka’s New Rising, could declare the appointment in days to come.
On Tuesday’s first IPL draft, the Pune franchise had bought five players -in franchise had bought five players -including CSK’s Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Faf du Plessis and Rajasthan Royals’ Ajinkya Rahane and Steven Smith.
Chennai has been the most consistent side in the IPL history , thanks to the successful duo of Dhoni and Fleming that helped them win two IPL titles apart from being runners-up thrice.
Pune will be trying to get their team management right in order to challenge for the IPL title in the coming two seasons.