IPL 2024: Sanjay Bangar Named Punjab Kings' Head Of Cricket Development

On Friday, December 8, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) franchise announced the appointment of Sanjay Bangar as the new Head of Cricket Development ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

This is a homecoming for Sanjay Bangar, who started off his IPL coaching career with the Punjab-based franchise. In 2014, he joined the franchise as an assistant coach and was promoted to the head coach role in the same season.

Under his guidance, the team did a great job and reached the final of the IPL, before losing to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the summit clash. He stayed with the Punjab-based franchise for three years, before stepping down due to BCCI’s conflict of interest rules.

Later he served as the batting coach of India National Cricket Team, before joining Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a consultant and then as a head coach. RCB parted ways with Sanjay Bangar ahead of the IPL 2024 season and now Punjab Kings (PBKS) have roped in his services.

We are delighted to announce the return of our sher – PBKS on Sanjay Bangar

Punjab Kings took to X to announce the appointment of Sanjay Bangar as the new Head of Cricket Development.

“We are delighted to announce the return of our sher, Sanjay Bangar as the new Head of Cricket Development at Punjab Kings. 

“Mr. Bangar brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our organization, and we are confident that under his leadership, our cricket development programs will reach new heights, Punjab Kings stated.

We are delighted to announce the return of our sher, Sanjay Bangar as the new Head of Cricket Development at Punjab Kings.

Mr. Bangar brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our organization, and we are confident that under his leadership, our cricket development… pic.twitter.com/oDamatwpYg

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) December 8, 2023

Talking about Punjab Kings, they will be entering the upcoming IPL auction with a purse of INR 29.1 crore. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 player auction will be held on December 19 in Dubai. It will be a mini-auction and for the first time, the event will be held outside India.

Players released by PBKS: Shahrukh Khan, Raj Bawa, Baltej Dhanda, Mohit Rathee, Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Players retained by PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia