Cricket

Buchanan hunting new talent for KnightRiders

IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders has decided to launch a talent hunt throughout the country and it started with a camp in Mumbai under John Buchanan.

“We are looking at the long-term picture,” the lanky Aussie said after his first ‘net’ session with the 100-odd boys.

“The idea is to have a large pool of players. We are here to select a few talented ones who will be trained and groomed at a two-week camp in Queensland. We have a two-point agenda. One is to ensure talented kids have a good and quick way to high-level cricket and second, to reach out to the community,” added Buchanan, who personally monitored the fielding, bowling and batting drills for over two hours.

“We are not here to just randomly pick up kids. We are looking for talent. If we find talented players across the country (Mumbai: August 26-27; New Delhi: August 30-31; Kolkata: September 4-5), we would organise a camp in Australia, groom them and then focus on our long-term plans,” he said.

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