Bengaluru: Former India coach Gary Kirsten
and recently-retired pacer Ashish Nehra have been named the
Royal Challengers Bangalore's batting and bowling coach
respectively for the 11th edition of the Indian Premier
League.
Additionally, Kirsten and Nehra will also play the role
of mentors for the team during the league.
Kirsten signed the contract last week and it will be his
second stint with an IPL team after he had coached the Delhi
Daredevils in 2015.
RCB has retained former New Zealand spinner Daniel
Vettori, who has been at the helm since 2014, as the head
coach.
With the IPL auctions slated for January 27 and 28, RCB
has realigned the roles of Trent Woodhill and Andrew McDonald.
Woodhill has been assigned the new role of batting talent
development, analytics and fielding coach. Additionally,
during off season the Australian will also serve as the
franchise's head of scouting.
McDonald, who was the bowling coach earlier, will now
be in charge of bowling talent development and analytics.
Commenting on the new appointments, Vettori said, "I am
excited to welcome Gary and Ashish to the coaching team for
Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both of them bring a wealth of
experience in cricket, which the team can learn from
immensely. We look forward to an amazing season.
PTI
