Forward of the subsequent season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have overhauled their teaching employees. The choice comes after their poor marketing campaign in IPL 2025.
KKR had been the defending champions however endured a horrible marketing campaign as they did not qualify for the playoffs. With solely 5 wins from 14 matches, the three-time IPL winners completed at a disappointing eighth place within the league desk.
Following the disappointing marketing campaign, KKR sacked Chandrakant Pandit as their head coach and named Abhishek Nayar as his substitute. Other than appointing Nayar as the top coach, KKR have additionally roped in Tim Southee and Shane Watson because the bowling coach and assistant coach respectively. Lately, Andre Russell was additionally confirmed because the ‘energy coach’ for the franchise.
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KKR CEO on Chandrakant Pandit’s exit:
Whereas not many eyebrows had been raised when KKR determined to sack Pandit as their head coach earlier this yr, the franchise’s CEO Venky Mysore has hinted that there’s extra to it than meets the attention. In a current interview, Mysore hinted that dressing room unrest was one of many causes behind the sacking.
He acknowledged that the franchise wished to usher in modern cricketers and not directly acknowledged that the gamers didn’t join a lot with Pandit.
“Why the reset is as a result of we had been compelled to, no? Final yr [after 2024 IPL] our teaching cupboard was cleaned out. [Gautam Gambhir, Abhishek Nayar, Ryan ten Doeschate, the KKR mentor and assistant coaches, took over coaching roles with Indian men’s team]. However the studying actually for me is, it is not an ideal science when it comes to gamers who transition into teaching, and whether or not they are often nearly as good as they had been as gamers,” Mysore advised ESPNcricinfo.
“So the purpose I’m making is their touchy-feely stuff across the sport will likely be so robust as a result of they had been, [and are still] simply enjoying it. And secondly, what occurs is, the best way they will relate to the gamers about what the gamers undergo. So while you’re in crew conferences, technique planning and many others. the gamers additionally realise when it comes from them, these are individuals who have simply been there, who’ve finished it just lately,” he added.
