Andy Flower's stint with the RCB began on a poor note with 7 losses in first eight matches but now the three-time finalists find themselves in the playoffs in IPL 2024. Here's a look at serial trophy winner's run as a coach-
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Andy Flower's international coaching career began with the England cricket team and he helped the side get to their first big achievement in white-ball cricket, the T20 World Cup trophy in the Caribbean in 2010
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The T20 World Cup trophy still remains Flower's only international title as a coach but from there on, his career and consequently success in franchise cricket began
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Not just in white-ball cricket, Flower led England to an Ashes win in 2-1 in 2009, a 3-1 win in 2011/12 Down Under. An away series win against India 2-1 and then a No.1 ranking in Tests. However, a 0-3 loss to Pakistan and then 5-0 drubbing against Australia proved to be the spoiler
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Andy Flower's trophy-winning run around the world began in 2019 in the T10 League as he led Maratha Arabians to the title in the third edition of the tournament in Abu Dhabi
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Andy Flower's first trophy in a T20 league came in the Pakistan Super League in 2021 when Multan Sultans clinched their first-ever title beating Peshawar Zalmi in the final
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Trent Rockets under Lewis Gregory as captain and Andy Flower as coach won the second edition of The Hundred in 2022 after beating the Manchester Originals in the final
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Flower followed up his title in the Hundred with the maiden title in the International League T20 with the Gulf Giants led by James Vince. Giants beat the Desert Vipers in the final of the inaugural ILT20 in 2023
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Andy Flower helped the then Saint Lucia Zouks (now Kings) qualify for the final in the Caribbean Premier League for the first time in 2020, in eight seasons of the tournament
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In the last couple of years at the helm of Lucknow Super Giants, the new franchise reached the playoffs in IPL 2022 as well as 2023 under Flower. Now, Flower will be aiming to go all the way with RCB
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