KKR appoint McCullum as coach
Mumbai, Aug 15: Kolkata Knight Riders appointed the recently retired Brendon McCullum as their new head coach for the next edition of Indian Premier League in 2020.
McCullum has been very closely associated with the KKR as a player first from 2008 to 2010 and again from 2012-2013 and was part of the IPL winning squad in 2012.
He was also part of the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) squad in the CPL, from 2016-2018, during which TKR won back-to-back championships in 2017 & 2018.
It's a great honour to take on this responsibility. The Kolkata Knight Rider franchises in IPL and CPL have become iconic and have set the standard in franchise cricket. We have fantastic squads in both KKR & TKR and I along with the support staff will be looking to build on the successes both franchises have enjoyed."
KKR CEO Venky Mysore said, Brendon has been an integral part of the Knight Riders family for a long time. His leadership qualities, honesty, positive & aggressive style, combined with his natural ability to bring the best out of the teams he has been part of makes him ideally suited to lead KKR & TKR as a Head Coach.
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Boiler explosion at Laxman Savadi's factory in Belagavi: One Dead, two critically injured
Belagavi: In an incident reported on Tuesday a boiler exploded at Priya Exports, a factory jointly owned by former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, on the outskirts of Chikkatti near Athani. The explosion resulted in the death of a woman and left two others critically injured.
The deceased has been identified as Shobha Theli. The explosion, which is believed to have been caused by high pressure in the boiler, was severe enough to cause the walls of the factory to collapse.
Priya Exports, which polishes maize for export, is co-owned by Athani MLA Laxman Savadi and a businessman from Sangli. The injured individuals were taken to hospitals in Athani and Miraj, Maharashtra for treatment.
Local authorities, including the Athani police, have inspected the site, and a case has been registered in connection with the incident.
