Tamil Nadu coach Sulakshan Kulkarni’s tenure on the helm has ended after only one 12 months. The previous Mumbai participant was appointed in 2023 on a two-year deal and has a 12 months left in his contract, however the 57-year-old has written to the affiliation that he gained’t be obtainable for the subsequent season. The equation between the gamers and the coach crumbled through the season.
Within the not too long ago concluded home season, Tamil Nadu completed as semifinalists within the Vijay Hazare and Ranji Trophy whereas crashing out of the group stage within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Whereas it was the primary time in 5 seasons that TN reached the knockout levels within the Ranji Trophy, all was not properly inside the group, with the gamers and coach not being on the identical web page.
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After TN’s semifinal exit towards Mumbai earlier this month, Kulkarni’s post-match feedback that the group misplaced the sport on the toss when skipper R. Sai Kishore selected to bat first on a seamer-friendly pitch additional uncovered the fissures contained in the group. After that, it grew to become inevitable that he wouldn’t proceed.