Karnataka’s seasoned coach P.V. Shashikanth, who was on the helm of the senior males’s workforce for the final couple of years, has moved on to Tripura as its head coach for the upcoming home season.
Confirming the event, Tripura Cricket Affiliation (TCA) secretary Jayanta Dey mentioned, “We now have roped in Shashikanth as the top coach. We shortlisted just a few candidates and he was greatest match for the job…”
Shashikanth was on the helm in 2017-18 earlier than shifting to Mizoram. Nevertheless, he returned to Karnataka in 2022 and guided the workforce to the Ranji Trophy semifinal. Within the 2023-24 season, it misplaced to Vidarbha within the quarterfinal.
Nevertheless, this time round, he’s wanting ahead to the brand new problem. “As knowledgeable coach, your job is to get one of the best out of the gamers and I at all times consider in having a constructive strategy and I want to instil that self-belief among the many gamers in Tripura and collectively we’ll thrive for fulfillment,” Shashikanth advised Sportstar.
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Having labored with a number of cricketers in his lengthy profession, the 58-year-old believes that with the fitting steadiness, Tripura is usually a pressure to reckon with. With Wriddhiman Saha and Sudip Chatterjee shifting to Bengal, the TCA has roped in Mandeep Singh and Jiwanjot Singh because the skilled gamers and can also be looking for a specialist wicketkeeper-batter.
“Take a look at the way in which the Sri Lankan workforce received the ODI sequence towards India. On paper, they had been no match to the Indian workforce, however they backed themselves and went on to create historical past. So, in cricket, you want to rally round and maintain the steadiness proper and if we are able to try this, Tripura is usually a pressure to reckon with,” Shashikanth mentioned.
Connor Williams to proceed as Manipur coach
In the meantime, former Baroda cricketer and erstwhile chairman of the nationwide junior choice committee, Connor Williams is about to proceed as the top coach of Manipur senior males’s workforce.
Whereas a proper announcement is predicted in just a few days, sources have confirmed to Sportstar that the 51-year-old can be re-appointed for one more season.