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IPL 2025 will see changes in many teams. There is news of a new head coach in Punjab Kings. Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer is likely to be appointed as the next head coach of Punjab Kings. The franchise was looking for an Indian coach to replace Trevor Bayliss, who failed to take the team to the playoffs during his two years of coaching.
Jaffer will be the head coach of Punjab Kings
According to a report, Wasim Jaffer, the all-time leading scorer in Ranji Trophy history, may become the head coach of Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings is not new to Jaffer. He has previously served as the team's batting coach (2019-21) and batting consultant (2023). The former batsman has done a lot of coaching after retiring from cricket. He served as the batting coach of the Bangladesh youth team and also served as the head coach of Uttarakhand and Odisha in Indian domestic cricket.
Trevor Bayliss' term will end
Former England head coach Bayliss, who also won two IPL titles as Kolkata Knight Riders head coach in 2012 and 2014, has joined Punjab Kings as head coach on a two-year contract ahead of IPL 2023. But during his stint there, he failed to deliver good results for the franchise and the team finished 8th (2023) and 9th (2024) in the points table.
The news of the new head coach for Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2025 has been in the news for quite some time, as it was earlier reported that Punjab Kings are in no mood to extend Bayliss' tenure and want to appoint an Indian player as the head coach.