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Buchanan to coach Kolkata
11/03/2008 15:23 - (SA)
Kolkata - Former Australia coach John
Buchanan will link up with old adversary Saurav Ganguly after
signing up with the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) on
Tuesday.
Buchanan, who guided Australia to two World Cup titles in
2003 and 2007 before stepping down in April last year, was
unveiled as coach of the Ganguly-led Kolkata in the eight-team
franchise Twenty20 league due to start on April 18.
Ganguly dealt Buchanan's Australia a surprise defeat when he
captained India to a memorable comeback Test series win in 2001.
Each team franchise was sold for millions of dollars. The
"Kolkata Knight Riders" were bought for $75.09m by a
consortium that includes Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan.
Young Indian paceman Ishant Sharma ($950 000), West Indies
opener Chris Gayle ($800 000) and New Zealand wicketkeeper
Brendon McCullum ($700 000) were among the main picks by the
team at a high-profile auction last month which saw 75 players
snapped up.
Another 18 players were added in a second and final auction
on Tuesday.
"It's a good opportunity for the Indian players and young
aspirants to work and gain experience from world's top players,"
Buchanan said.
- Reuters
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