There have been a lot of movement among the backroom staff of various franchises, with many switching their alliance before the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024 auction on December 19. Here is the latest, updated list of IPL coaches and support staff for each team for IPL 2024.
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The most significant development from the pre-auction coaching staff rejig was the return of former title-winning captain Gautam Gambhir to Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor. He linked up with his former franchise moments after announcing his departure from the Lucknow Super Giants, where he worked as a mentor in 2022 and 2023. Gambhir will work alongside head coach Chandrakant Pandit.
I’m back. I’m hungry. I’m No.23. Ami KKR ❤️❤️ @KKRiders pic.twitter.com/KDRneHmzN4
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) November 22, 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore parted ways with Mike Hesson and Sanjay Bangar, the top brass of their coaching staff from the last year. Andy Flower, who offered his service to Lucknow Super Giants the previous season, became the latest head coach of the franchise.
Flower’s departure made way for Justin Langer as the new LSG head coach. Having coached Australia to their maiden T20I World Cup title in 2021, besides three Big Bash League titles for Perth Scorchers, Langer is all set to embrace his maiden assignment as an IPL coach.
Another notable change in coaching staff was the appointment of Daniel Vettori as the latest head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The former New Zealand all-rounder succeeded Brian Lara in that role.
IPL auction 2024 coaches: Support staff for each team
Chennai Super Kings: Head coach – Stephen Fleming, Batting coach – Michael Hussey, Bowling coach – Dwayne Bravo, Fielding coach – Rajiv Kumar, Team doctor – Madhu Thottappillil, Physical trainer – Greg King, Physiotherapist – Tommy Simsek, Consultant – Sundar Raman, Team manager – Russell Radhakrishnan, CEO – Kasinath Viswanathan
Delhi Capitals: Head coach – Ricky Ponting, Assistant Coach – Pravin Amre, Bowling coach – James Hopes, Fielding coach – Biju George, Assistant Fielding – Coach Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao, Team doctor – Dr Abhijit Salvi, Physiotherapist – Patrick Farhart, Assistant Physiotherapist – Deep Tomar, Team analyst – Sriram Somayajula, Team manager: Siddharth Bhasin
Gujarat Titans: Director of cricket – Vikram Solanki, Head coach – Ashish Nehra, Batting coach and mentor – Gary Kirsten, Assistant coach – Aashish Kapoor, Assistant coach – Mithun Manhas, Assistant coach – Narender Negi, Assistant coach – Naeem Amin, Strength and conditioning coach – Sachin Rana, Strength and conditioning coach – Ramdoss Naresh, Performance analyst – Sandeep Raju, Lead physiotherapist – Rohit Sawalkar, Physiotherapist – Gaurav Sharma, Team manager – Satyajit Parab, Assistant logistics manager – Dhaval Shah, Lead masseur – Rahul Kumar, Masseur – Manish Sharma, Throwdown specialist – Ashok Sadh, Team doctor – Dr Rizwan Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Head coach – Chandrakant Pandit, Assistant coach – Abhishek Nayar, James Foster, Mentor – Gautam Gambhir, Bowling coach – Bharat Arun, Assistant bowling coach – Omkar Salvi, Fielding coach – Ryan ten Doeschate, Team analyst – Nathan Leamon, Talent scouting and Player acquisitions – AR Srikkanth, Team doctor – Dr. Srikanth Narayanaswamy, Strength and conditioning coach – Chris Donaldson, Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Sagar V, Head physiotherapist – Prasanth Panchada, Assistant physiotherapist – Abhishek Sawant, Team manager – Wayne Bentley
Lucknow Super Giants: Head coach – Justin Langer, Assistant coach – Vijay Dahiya, Spin bowling coach – Pravin Tambe, Fast bowling coach – Morne Morkel, Fielding coach – Jonty Rhodes, Physiotherapist – James Pipe, Strength and conditioning coach – Warren Andrews, Strategic Consultant – MSK Prasad, Team manager – Avinash Vaidya, CEO: Vinod Bisht
Mumbai Indians: Head coach – Mark Boucher, Batting coach – Kieron Pollard, Assistant batting coach – J Arunkumar, Spin bowling consultant – Brad Hogg, Bowling coach – Lasith Malinga, Fielding coach – James Pamment, Physiotherapist – Craig Govender, Strength and conditioning coach – Paul Chapman, Team manager – Rahul Sanghvi, Global head of cricket development – Zaheer Khan, Global head of performance – Mahela Jayawardene, Icon – Sachin Tendulkar
Punjab Kings: Head coach – Trevor Bayliss, Assistant coach – Brad Haddin, Fast bowling coach – Charl Langeveldt, Spin bowling coach – Sunil Joshi, Fielding coach – Trevor Gonsalves, Batting coach – Wasim Jaffer, Physiotherapist – Andrew Leipus, Assistant physiotherapist – Abhijit Kar, Team analyst – Ashish Tuli, Team manager and Scout – Vikram Hattir, Strength and conditioning coach – Arian Le Roux, Masseur – Naresh Kumar, Assistant masseur – Arun Kumar, Yoga teacher – Manoj Kumar, Side-arm thrower – Prince Kumar, Throwdown specialist – Durjay Bera, Throwdown specialist – Vishwajeet Singh, Manager logistics and cricket operations – Pushpasar Kumar
Rajasthan Royals: Head coach and director of cricket – Kumar Sangakkara, Assistant coach – Trevor Penney, Tactical performance coach – Lisa Keightley, Support coach – Siddhartha Lahiri, Spin bowling and strategy coach – Richard das Neves, Bowling coach – Shane Bond, Fielding coach – Dishant Yagnik, Head physiotherapist – John Gloster, Strategy, development, and performance director – Zubin Bharucha, Team manager – Romi Bhinder, CEO – Jake Lush McCrum
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Head coach – Andy Flower, Batting and spin bowling coach – Sridharan Sriram, Bowling coach – Adam Griffith, Head of scouting and fielding coach – Malolan Rangarajan, Strength and conditioning coach – Basu Shanker, Head physiotherapist – Evan Speechly, Sports massage therapist – Navnita Gautam, Director of cricket – Mo Bobat, Chairperson – Prathamesh Mishra, Vice president and head – Rajesh Menon, Team manager – Soumyadeep Pyne, Head of content and digital – Ajith Ramamurthy, Team doctor – Dr Harini Priyadarshini, Masseur and caretaker – Ramesh Mane, Masseur – Mangesh, Assistant physiotherapist – Sabyasachi Sahoo, Team analyst – Freddie Wilde, Team analyst – James Bell, Head, Business Partnerships – Nikhil Sosale
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Head coach – Daniel Vettori, Assistant coach – Simon Helmot, Batting coach – Hemang Badani, Spin-bowling and strategic coach – Muttiah Muralitharan, Fast bowling coach – Dale Steyn, Fielding coach – Ryan Cook, Physiotherapist – Theo Kapakoulakis, Physical trainer – Mario Villavarayan, Team manager – Vijay Kumar, General manager – Srinath Bhashyam, CEO – K Shanmugam