Bangar appointed RCB’s head coach

Bangar, who was appointed as the side’s batting consultant in February, will be taking over the reins from Mike Hesson.

IPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday elevated its batting consultant Sanjay Bangar to the post of head coach for the next two years. Bangar, who was appointed as the side’s batting consultant in February, will be taking over the reins from Mike Hesson.

Hesson, who remains with the team in his existing role as Director of Cricket Operations, had donned the additional hat of head coach for the second leg of the IPL in UAE after Australian Simon Katich stepped down due to personal reasons.

Bangar comes with vast experience having served as the batting coach of the Indian men’s senior team for five years from 2014 when Ravi Shastri took over as team director. He continued in the role till the 2019 World Cup before being replaced by Vikram Rathour.

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