IPL 2022: RCB appoints Sanjay bangar as new Head coach and he may become new captain
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.
Bangar will be taking over the reins from Mike Hesson, who remains with the team in his existing role as Director of Cricket Operations. Hesson had donned an additional role of Head Coach for the second leg of the IPL 2021 in UAE,” RCB said in a statement.
Virat Kohli’s last match as captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) ended in heartbreak as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) lost the Eliminator of IPL 2021 to Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in Sharjah on Monday. While many names have come up like David Warner, Jos Buttler, but latest reports suggest that KL Rahul or Shreyas Iyer is being looked at as Kohli’s successor.
“It’s bit of an emotional moment for me because I have led this franchise for so long. I have tried my absolute best to make the team win and get us a title. Unfortunately, that could not happen. But I have no complaints, I only have gratitude for the opportunity that RCB has given me and I’m happy that I was able to give everything that I had,” Kohli said in a video posted on Twitter by RCB.
With a new captain in place and the mega auction also due, it would be a new-look RCB that would take the field next season. Fans would hope it is a successful transition. Both Rahul and Iyer have prior experience in leading IPL sides.
Both the India stars have not won the coveted crown and would hope to help RCB win it. Despite Rahul’s superb form with the bat, Punjab Kings have not won the title. The same is the case with Iyer. He led the Delhi franchise to their first-ever final in 13 years in the 2020 edition but an unfortunate injury before IPL 2021 and meant he wasn’t part of India’s T20 World Cup squad.
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