The Texas Super Kings, the sister franchise of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), have announced their coaching staff for the inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023. The team has assembled a blockbuster coaching lineup, including some familiar faces from the Chennai Super Kings.
Stephen Fleming has been roped in as the head coach of the Texas. Fleming has a long-standing association with the franchise and brings a wealth of coaching experience.
Joining Fleming are Eric Simons and Albie Morkel, who will be in a service as assistant coaches for Texas. Russell Radhakrishnan has been appointed as the team manager, while Gregory King will take charge as the strength and conditioning coach. Lakshmi Narayanan joins the team as the High-Performance Analyst, and Tommy Simsek will be a helping hand as the team’s physiotherapist.
The franchise made the coaching staff appointments public through their Twitter handle.
— Texas Super Kings (@TexasSuperKings) June 15, 2023
The franchise has announced the signing of New Zealand batter Devon Conway. The opening batsman ended the IPL 2023 season as CSK’s highest run-getter and also bagged the Player of the Match Award in the big final against Gujarat Titans(GT) in Ahmedabad. Conway scored 672 runs in 16 matches, averaging 48.63. He scored at a staggering strike-rate of 141.28 and also notched six half-centuries.
Texas have also signed former and current CSK players such as Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner for the inaugural season of MLC.
The MLC is a six-team tournament scheduled to take place from July 13 to July 31 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. Texas will kick off the competition against the Los Angeles Knight Riders on the opening day, marking the beginning of their journey in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket.
