IPL; RCB name Sanjay Bangar as head coach, Mike Hesson to remain Director of Cricket

IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore appointed former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar as their head coach for the next two seasons. Bangar was working as a batting consultant. Mike Hesson will continue to remain Director of Cricket.

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. Sanjay Bangar named Head Coach of RCBMike Hesson speaks about the appointment of RCB’s Head Coach while Sanjay Bangar addresses the fans explaining his plans for the mega auction and the 2022 season, on @myntra presents Bold Diaries.#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/wkm7VbizTV

Sanjay Bangar, who had worked as the batting coach of Team India with Ravi Shastri, was with RCB as their batting consultant during IPL 2021. Notably, Mike Hesson will continue as the Director of Cricket. The former New Zealand coach doubled as the head coach after Katich pulled out from the second half of IPL 2021 due to personal reasons.