Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have made plenty of changes to their coaching staff ahead of IPL 2024.
The Faf du Plessis-led franchise endured a frustrating season last year as they blew hot and cold constantly. Eventually, the Bengaluru-based franchise failed to qualify for the playoffs and finished the league-stage at the sixth spot.
RCB Will open their campaign against defending champions Chennai Super Kings at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22, 2024.
RCB 2024 Head Coach
Following a disappointing IPL 2023, where they failed to make it to the playoffs, the Royal Challengers Bangalore made sweeping changes to their coaching staff as they parted ways with Director of Cricket, Mike Hesson, and head coach, Sanjay Bangar.
The Bengaluru-based franchise has roped in legendary Zimbabwe cricketer and former England’s Men’s Cricket Team head coach, Andy Flower.
Flower, who represented his country in 63 Tests and 213 ODIs, has achieved heaps of success as a coach at both international and franchise levels. In the T20 circuit, the former wicketkeeper-batsman has served as head coach of Multan Sultans, St. Lucia Zouks, and Lucknow Super Giants. He served as the head coach of the latter for two seasons before jumping ship to Bengaluru ahead of IPL 2024.
RCB 2023 Batting & Spin-bowling Coach
Former Indian all-rounder Sridharan Sriram will continue to serve as RCB’s batting and spin-bowling coach for IPL 2024. Sriram has served as the same since his appointment in September 2019. This will be Sriram's fourth season where he looks after the dual roles in the coaching setup of RCB.
Sriram has coached a couple of international men's cricket teams. He was the spin-bowling assistant coach for Australia for six years. He was the technical consultant for the Bangladesh men's side for the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup in 2022.
RCB 2024 Bowling Coach
Adam Griffith will be the bowling coach of RCB for the fifth consecutive season. Griffith represented Tasmania men's cricket team in 50 FC, 54 List A, and 12 T20 matches from 2002 to 2010.
He has experience as a bowling and assistant coach at Western Australia. The former Australian cricketer has also served as the bowling coach of Australia men's cricket team under Justin Langer for major tournaments like the 2019 World Cup and the 2019 Ashes. He was head coach of Tasmania for five seasons and was later named as Senior Bowling Coach for Cricket Victoria in June 2022.
RCB 2024 Fielding Coach
Malolan Rangarajan is not only the fielding coach of RCB but also their talent scout. With the formation of a women's team in the inaugural season of WPL, Rangarajan was the assistant head coach & head of scouting for RCB women.
Rangarajan played domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. He also played for the Lyca Kovai Kings and VB Thiruvallur Veerans in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Other Support Staff for RCB 2024
Mo Bobat - Director of Cricket Operations.
Shanker Basu - Strength and Conditioning Coach
Evan Speechly - Team Physio
Freddie Wildie - Team Analyst
Navnita Gautam - Sports Massage Therapist
Sabyasachi Sahoo - Assistant Team Physio
Ramesh Mane - Masseur and Caretaker
Mangesh - Masseur
Dr. Sanjana Kiran - Wellness Expert
Dr. Harini Priyadarshini - Team Doctor
