RCB Appoints New Head Coach and Director of Cricket Operations for IPL 2020!

Former Kings XI Punjab coach Mike Hesson has been appointed as Director Cricket Operations for Royal Challengers Bangalore while former Australia batsman Simon Katich has been roped in for head coach position. The team also announced that it has parted ways with Gary Kirsten and Ashish Nehra.

Earlier, Mike Hesson applied for Team India’s head coach position but was ranked second in the BCCI’s priority list with Ravi Shastri on top. As the Director of Operations, Hesson will be responsible for the overall cricket operations of RCB including defining policy, strategy, programs, scouting, bringing in best practices and performance management. This is a new position created by the franchise to hone the team’s performance in IPL 2020.

“RCB’s purpose is to be the most trusted, respected and best performing T20 franchise and hence our constant endeavour is to create a culture of excellence and high performance for every member of the team. To deliver this ambition we are happy to announce the appointment of Mike Hesson and Simon Katich. We believe that Mike’s extensive experience in building strong teams along with Simon’s powerful cricket experience will help us create a winning culture,” Sanjeev Churiwala, Chairman of RCB, was quoted as saying by News18.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, under the captainship of Virat Kohli, finished the 2019 edition of Indian Premier League at the bottom of the table.