Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) revealed lots of new changes to their team. Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, and Tim David have been recruited to the lineup as substitutes for the Australian players who have opted not to go for the Indian Premier League’s 2nd leg (IPL). Here you can know Who Will Be The Head Coach for RCB ?
Who Will Be The Head Coach for RCB ?
In addition, there has been an alteration in the staff members, with head coach Simon Katich standing aside due to some personal reasons. Mike Hesson, the franchise’s Director of Cricket Activities, shall take over as head coach for the remainder of the IPL season.
Mike Hesson will step in and discharge the duties of the Head coach
Rajesh Menon, the RCB Vice-President, and Head congratulated Katich for his service and wished him well in the future.“As the season resumes in the UAE, it’s going to be an exciting chapter ahead. Simon Katich has decided to step down as the Head Coach of RCB, we would like to thank Katich for his work during his time at Royal Challengers and wish him success in the future. In the interim, Mike Hesson will step in and discharge the duties of the Head coach until the end of the current season, in addition to his existing role of Director of Cricket,” he said according to RCB’s official website.
Furthermore, the RCB team, which includes Indian players, will arrive in Bengaluru on Saturday and will be quarantined for 7 days. All of them will also be subjected to three COVID tests, and if the results are negative, they will depart for the UAE on August 29, with the foreign players arriving at the same time.
The entire squad will be quarantined for the next 6 days before returning to training 2 weeks just before IPL resumes. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will start their season on September 20 against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), with captain Virat Kohli as well as other IPL-bound stars arriving soon before the contest.
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