{"id":12426,"date":"2013-02-01T04:24:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T04:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12426"},"modified":"2013-02-01T04:24:37","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T04:24:37","slug":"darren-lehmann-named-as-new-coach-for-kings-xi-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12426","title":{"rendered":"Darren Lehmann named as new Coach for Kings XI Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-5855\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"kings punjab\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kings_punjab.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kings_punjab.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kings_punjab-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>New Delhi:<\/strong> Giving a strategic start to the new season, Kings XI Punjab today announced the appointment of Darren Lehmann as the new coach.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Speaking on the appointment of new coach, Promoters of Kings XI Punjab, said, \u201cWe are extremely happy to have Darren Lehmann on-board as the coach of our team. Darren brings with him rich experience and immense knowledge about the game and the T20 format through his stints with IPL and other leagues. We firmly believe that he will be a great mentor to our team and will take us to new heights. We wish him all the best for his endeavours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am extremely honoured to get a chance to coach Kings XI Punjab in this year\u2019s IPL. The franchise has always excited me and I look forward to working with the owners, players, support staff and fans. I\u2019m geared up for the challenges it brings and will always encourage our team to be an entertaining and aggressive brand that people love to watch and associate with. I\u2019m also looking forward to working with Adam Gilchrist again and help all the players grow on and off the field. I would once again like to thank the owners for giving me this opportunity.\u201d said Darren Lehmann, Coach, Kings XI Punjab, on his appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-5855\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"kings punjab\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kings_punjab.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kings_punjab.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kings_punjab-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>New Delhi:<\/strong> Giving a strategic start to the new season, Kings XI Punjab today announced the appointment of Darren Lehmann as the new coach.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Speaking on the appointment of new coach, Promoters of Kings XI Punjab, said, \u201cWe are extremely happy to have Darren Lehmann on-board as the coach of our team. Darren brings with him rich experience and immense knowledge about the game and the T20 format through his stints with IPL and other leagues. We firmly believe that he will be a great mentor to our team and will take us to new heights. We wish him all the best for his endeavours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-isn-front-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Darren Lehmann named as new Coach for Kings XI Punjab - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12426\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Darren Lehmann named as new Coach for Kings XI Punjab - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi: Giving a strategic start to the new season, Kings XI Punjab today announced the appointment of Darren Lehmann as the new coach.&nbsp;Speaking on the appointment of new coach, Promoters of Kings XI Punjab, said, \u201cWe are extremely happy to have Darren Lehmann on-board as the coach of our team. 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