Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have added Lance Klusener, a former South African all-rounder, to their team before the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024).
On March 1, LSG said they signed Lance Klusener as their assistant coach for the upcoming IPL 2024, which starts on March 22. He will work with head coach Justin Langer and another assistant coach, S Sriram, to bring his experience to the LSG’s coaching staff.
Lance Klusener also works with the Super Giants’ SA20 affiliate team, Durban’s Super Giants, in South Africa’s SA20. Klusener has been an IPL coach before. He helped former South African captain Shaun Pollock when he coached the Mumbai Indians (MI).
Lance Klusener has a good history. He led the Guyana Amazon Warriors to their first Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title last year.
Besides the IPL and CPL, Klusener has coached different teams. He was Afghanistan’s head coach and a batting coach for South Africa and Zimbabwe. He also helped Tripura in India’s domestic cricket. Klusener played 49 Tests and 171 ODIs for South Africa from 1996 to 2004.
LSG will start their IPL 2024 journey against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur on March 24, 2024. LSG reached the IPL playoffs in both seasons they played since 2022, but they didn’t reach the final.
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