Dave Whatmore appointed as KKR coach

Dave Whatmore will succeed John Buchanon as coach of Shah Rukh Khan owned IPL Franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, sources said.

The long-time deadlock came to end today when KKR have announced the appointment of Dave Whatmore as the coach of the team.

If sources are to be believed the former Sri Lankan coach has been unanimously selected for the KKR coach Job.

Several candidates including Wasim Akram, John Wright, Richard Pybus Duncan Fletcher, Dermot Reeve were interviewed by the team management and finally decided to Whatmore as its coach.

The Wahtmore will coach the KKR while Sourav Ganguly will lead the KKR in third Edition of IPL in 2010.