Former India's right handed opening batsman Wasim Jaffer has been picked up as the batting coach of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab for
seasons 2020.
Forty-one-year-old former Mumbai veteran cricketer Wasim Jaffar said "I'm thankful to Kumble. He's the one who approached me. It was an honour to play under him for
India. I've got so much to learn from him. Though I'm currently coaching in Bangladesh he's the batting coach at the Bangladesh Cricket Board academy], this is obviously a good opportunity, and I'm looking forward to this experience". Former India captain Anil Kumble, who is the team's Director of Cricket Operations
of Kings XI Punjab is said to have asked the former opening to come on board.The 41-year-old still plays domestic cricket for Vidarbha but has coaching experience
in Bangladesh.
The appointment of Jaffar was announced in in the Kings" website.Jaffar has played IPL just once, back in 2008, scoring 130 runs in eight matches for
Royal Challengers Bangalore.