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Coach Fleming inks fresh three-year deal with Chennai Super Kings

October 29, 2010 10:06 IST

Former New Zealand [ Images ] cricket captain and current coach of the Indian Premier League [ Images ] franchise Chennai Super Kings [ Images ] Stephen Fleming [ Images ] has inked a fresh three-year coaching deal with them.

Fleming has been a big success at Chennai, guiding them to the IPL and Champions League [ Images ] Twenty20 [ Images ] double this year.

"I've jumped the gun and signed another three years. It's good timing; I'm lucky to be on the right side of this one," the Dominion Post quoted Fleming, as saying.

But despite his flying start to coaching, a shot at the New Zealand job doesn't interest Fleming.

"To win two things so early on in a coaching career is pretty satisfying. You can put them in the bank and trade off them a little if you want to get into coaching but I'm just pretty happy with two months a year at Chennai," Fleming said.

He doesn't yet have a confirmed lineup to coach, with a new IPL player auction to take place before next year's tournament.

Franchises can retain four players, meaning his Indian stars, MS Dhoni [ Images ] and Suresh Raina [ Images ], will probably stay put. Otherwise, Fleming has plenty on his plate.

He manages international Brendon McCullum [ Images ], and the pair has combined with business partner Simon Baker to launch CricScore, an application for iPhones, the iPod touch or iPads.

Rather than the humble scorebook, it makes scoring a game easy and the statistics and scoreboards can immediately go online.

The next plan is CricCoach, a coaching application where parents or rookie coaches receive specialised coaching tips from current internationals like McCullum

Source: ANI