Brad Haddin And Charl Langeveldt Join Head Coach Trevor Bayliss In Punjab Kings Coaching Staff For IPL 2023

Trevor Bayliss has been named head coach of the Punjab Kings for the IPL 2023 season; in addition to him, former Australia player Brad Haddin and former South African player Charl Langeveldt will be part of the Punjab Kings coaching staff.

Haddin will serve as both assistant coach and fielding coach, while South African Langeveldt, who has played six tests, 72 ODIs, and nine T20Is, will serve as the bowling coach.

Earlier, this franchise removed Anil Kumble as head coach, and the team also removed Jonty Rhodes. Andrew Leipus, the franchise’s physio, is the only one who has survived the revamp.

Shikhar Dhawan Will Lead Punjab Kings In IPL2023

Shikhar Dhawan has taken over as captain of the Punjab Kings, replacing Mayank Agarwal. Dhawan has been named captain of the Indian side for the ODI series against New Zealand.

In recent times, he has also been seen captaining the Indian team. Earlier, Dhawan led India in a three-match One-Day International series against South Africa. Dhawan has more captaincy experience than Mayank and might be a good option for Punjab.

Shikhar Dhawan Is The Right Man To Lead – Ness Wadia

Ness Wadia, co-owner of the franchise, believes Shikhar is the “right man to lead the team in the coming season”. He said that he is confident that the team can reach the semifinals.

“The board and the head coach have felt that it is time for a change of direction and leadership and Shikhar being the national captain (of the ODI team), it was felt that he is the right man to lead the team in the coming season. We are confident under him and Trevor, the team will make the last four,” Ness Wadia, the co-owner of the franchise, told Cricbuzz.

Wadia, however, was non-committal on Mayank Agarwal, who led the side in the previous season. “At this point, we have not taken any decision on retention or the release of the players. There are two more weeks for that (the teams can release the players by November 15),” he said

There has been lots of speculation in IPL circles that, in addition to Agarwal, who had low returns last season, Shahrukh Khan may be released. However, Wadia stressed that no decisions have been made on that front. The 27-year-old Tamil Nadu batsman Shahrukh Khan, who was bought for Rs 9 crore in the 2022 auction, scored 117 runs in eight games with an average of 16.71 and a low strike rate of 108.33.

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