<p>Assistant coach Andy Flower has parted ways with Punjab Kings and is expected to land a role in one of the new teams ahead of IPL 2022.</p>.<p>Former Zimbabwe captain Flower, who worked as a coach in England for more than a decade and guided the national team there, was hired for his maiden IPL stint ahead of the 2020 season.</p>.<p>"He sent his resignation to the team recently. It has been accepted. There is a good chance that he goes to one of the new teams (Lucknow or Ahmedabad)," a BCCI official told PTI.</p>.<p>There is a good possibility that the 53-year-old is given a bigger role in his next IPL assignment.</p>.<p>Flower worked alongside head coach Anil Kumble for the past two seasons. The development comes at a time when K L Rahul, Punjab Kings skipper for the past two seasons, is expected to move to the Lucknow franchise.</p>.<p>Punjab wanted to retain Rahul but he did not want to stay.</p>.<p>It remains to be seen if Flower stays as head coach of CPL franchise Saint Lucia Kings, which is owned by same consortium that owns Punjab Kings. Saint Lucia finished runners-up in 2020 and 2021 season.</p>.<p>During his time with the England team, Flower led the side to the T20 World Cup title in 2010 and number one spot in the Test rankings.</p>.<p>Wasim Jaffer was Punjab's batting coach last season and Jonty Rhodes fielding coach.</p>.<p>Punjab have retained only two players -- Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh -- ahead of the mega auction in January. They will be eyeing a bunch of youngsters at the auction along with some established names. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>Assistant coach Andy Flower has parted ways with Punjab Kings and is expected to land a role in one of the new teams ahead of IPL 2022.</p>.<p>Former Zimbabwe captain Flower, who worked as a coach in England for more than a decade and guided the national team there, was hired for his maiden IPL stint ahead of the 2020 season.</p>.<p>"He sent his resignation to the team recently. It has been accepted. There is a good chance that he goes to one of the new teams (Lucknow or Ahmedabad)," a BCCI official told PTI.</p>.<p>There is a good possibility that the 53-year-old is given a bigger role in his next IPL assignment.</p>.<p>Flower worked alongside head coach Anil Kumble for the past two seasons. The development comes at a time when K L Rahul, Punjab Kings skipper for the past two seasons, is expected to move to the Lucknow franchise.</p>.<p>Punjab wanted to retain Rahul but he did not want to stay.</p>.<p>It remains to be seen if Flower stays as head coach of CPL franchise Saint Lucia Kings, which is owned by same consortium that owns Punjab Kings. Saint Lucia finished runners-up in 2020 and 2021 season.</p>.<p>During his time with the England team, Flower led the side to the T20 World Cup title in 2010 and number one spot in the Test rankings.</p>.<p>Wasim Jaffer was Punjab's batting coach last season and Jonty Rhodes fielding coach.</p>.<p>Punjab have retained only two players -- Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh -- ahead of the mega auction in January. They will be eyeing a bunch of youngsters at the auction along with some established names. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>