Sanjay Bangar set to take over as Head Coach of RCB
Sanjay Bapusaheb Bangar is a former Indian cricketer. He was an all-rounder and had represented India in Tests and One Day Internationals. He was an Assistant Coach of Indian cricket team for consecutive period of over five years (2014-2019).
Bangar began working with the Kochi Tuskers as batting coach in 2010. In January 2014, Bangar was named assistant coach of Kings XI Punjab ahead of IPL 2014. He was promoted to the role of head coach during the season and coached them to final, the Franchise’s best IPL performance to date, where they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders.
He went on to Coach Kings XI Punjab for three years until he had to give up his role to comply with the BCCI’s conflict of interest rules. In August 2014, he was named batting coach of India after an embarrassing Test series defeat to England.He was named head coach of India national cricket team for Zimbabwe tour in June 2016.
After Anil Kumble was appointed as India’s head coach for a one-year tenure starting with the tour of West Indies in July 2016, Bangar was reappointed as the team’s batting coach. Many Indian batsmen, including Indian captain Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ajinkya Rahane, have openly credited Bangar for contributing to their growth. Bangar was promoted to the role of Assistant Coach till 2019. Bangar’s coaching has been credited for improving India’s lower order.
Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday announced that Sanjay Bangar will take over as the head coach of the Indian Premier League franchise for the next 2 years. Bangar will replace former Australia opener Simon Katich as the head coach of RCB.
On 9th November 2021, he was named the New Head Coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2022 Indian Premier League.Mike Hesson will continue to remain Director of Cricket.
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