Gary Kirsten, Ashish Nehra join RCB coaching staff for IPL 11

TIL Desk Sports/ Former India coach Gary Kirsten and recently-retired pacer Ashish Nehra have been named the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s batting and bowling coach respectively for the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League.

Additionally, Kirsten and Nehra will also play the role of mentors for the team during the T20 league. Kirsten signed the contract last week and it will be his second stint with an IPL team after he had coached the Delhi Daredevils in 2015.

RCB retained former New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori, who has been at the helm since 2014, as the head coach. With the IPL auctions slated for January 27 and 28, RCB has realigned the roles of Trent Woodhill and Andrew McDonald.

Woodhill has been assigned the new role of batting talent development, analytics and fielding coach. Additionally, during the off-season the Australian will also serve as the franchise’s head of scouting.