Former Indian cricketer, Venkatesh Prasad was today appointed bowling coach of Kings XI Punjab for the upcoming Indian Premier League, barely a couple of days after the former India medium pacer resigned as the chief of junior national selection panel. With the season 11 of the tournament around the corner, Kings XI Punjab announced their support staff. Former Australia player Brad Hodge came in on board as the team's head coach for the next three seasons.
Aggregating more than 7000 runs in this format of the game, Hodge is sure to shake things up for Kings XI Punjab and will lead the team forward under the guidance of team mentor Virender Sehwag.
Delhi player Mithun Manhas is back with the squad as assistant coach and joining him are Nishant Thakur, Shyamal Vallabhjee and Nishanta Bordoloi who will serve as the franchise's strength and conditioning coach, technical coach and fielding coach respectively.
Prasad's resignation comes less than a month after India lifted their fourth title at the Under-19 World Cup. Prasad, who has worked as the head of the junior national selection committee for 30 months, of late shared a cold relationship with the BCCI mandarins. IPL Franchise Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Sunday announced Brad Hodge as their head coach for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad, who recently quit as the chairman of the junior selection committee, will be their bowling coach.