Ahmedabad, June 4 -- Former Zimbabwe cricketer and multi-time trophy-winning coach added perhaps the biggest trophy of his franchise cricket coaching career as he helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lift their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title after defeating Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six runs in a thrilling final at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday.

After ending as Zimbabwe's top run-getter in international cricket with 11,580 runs with 16 centuries during his playing days from 1992-2003, Flower has earned as much success as a coach, guiding top-class Australia and England sides and several T20 teams to championship glory.

As England's team director in the late 2000s to early 2010s, he secured an Ashes series win b...