Southern Courageous formally appoint Stephen Fleming as their new head trainer for The Hundred 2023

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Former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming has formally been appointed as the brand new head trainer of the Southern Courageous and can be guiding them within the 2023 version of The Hundred males’s pageant. The southpaw can be succeeding Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene.

Fleming is without doubt one of the maximum completed coaches in franchise cricket having guided the Chennai Tremendous Kings to 4 IPL titles and two now-defunct CLT20 championships in 2010 and 2014.

This can be a actual privilege: Stephen Fleming

“This can be a actual privilege to were introduced the position of Southern Courageous head trainer,” mentioned Fleming.

“The contest has appeared unbelievable from afar and I will be able to’t wait to be part of it subsequent season,” he added.

Fleming has a hectic time table within the coming 12 months. Whilst he’s going to be training CSK in IPL 2023, he can also be training the brand new franchise Joburg Tremendous Kings within the inaugural version of the SA20 league that will get underway in January 2023.

The southpaw has a wealth of training enjoy having guided franchises just like the Melbourne Stars and the Emerging Pune Supergiant up to now. He’ll be reunited with former CSK member and the present RCB skipper Faf du Plessis right through SA20 as Faf can be main the Johannesburg-based franchise.

Below Mahela Jayawardena, Southern Courageous received the inaugural version of the 100-ball event in 2021 and completed 7th this 12 months as they have been marred with accidents.

Jayawardene determined to phase techniques with Southern Courageous after he used to be promoted as the pinnacle of world efficiency at Mumbai Indians (MI) from the placement of the pinnacle trainer and, subsequently, Fleming has been picked to be successful the Sri Lankan batting icon.

Mahela has been related to MI since IPL 2016 and coached them right through 3 title-winning campaigns within the 2017, 2019, and 2020 editions respectively.

It will now be fascinating to look whether or not Fleming will be capable to exchange the fortunes of Southern Courageous from subsequent season onwards or no longer.