All Franchises Coaching Staff List Of IPL 2026: The IPL 2026 will commence on the 26th of March from the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, and anticipation continues to build as franchises begin holding their own training camps, players and coaches preparing for another season of cricket.
Teams Gear Up with Strong Coaching Staff In IPL 2026
All of the franchises that are going to take part in the IPL 2026 tournament have now made public the coaching staff that will be working with each of them in this year’s tournament. Each of these franchises has decided to employ experienced coaches and strategic advisors to aid both experienced players and new players during the tournament.
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The Head Coaches and support staff have begun working on:
– Developing combinations within each team.
– Developing young players.
– Developing strategies for games.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Head Coach: Mahela Jayawardene
Cricket Director: Rahul Sanghvi
Chief Officer: Performance Data and Innovation: Dhananjay CKM
Head of Sports Science and Medicine: Ben Langley
Batting Coach: Kieron Pollard
Bowling Coach: Lasith Malinga, Paras Mhambrey
Mentor: Sachin Tendulkar
Fielding Coach: Carl Hopkinson
Assistant Batting Coach: K Arun Kumar
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Paul Chapman
Physiotherapist: Craig Govender
Trainer: Gregory King
Team Manager: Prashant C Jangam
Data Analyst: L Varun
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Pratik Kadam
Assistant Physiotherapist: Amit Dubey
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Head Coach: Stephen Fleming
Batting Coach: Michael Hussey
Bowling Consultant: Eric Simons
Assistant Bowling Coach: Sridharan Sriram
Fielding Coach: Rajiv Kumar
Physiotherapist: Tommy Simsek
Trainer: Gregory King
Team Manager: R Russell
Team Doctor: Dr. Madhu T
Logistics Manager: Sanjay Natarajan
Massage Therapist: Khalil Khan
Mental Skills Coach: David Reed
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Head Coach: Hemang Badani
Cricket Director: Venugopal Rao
Assistant Coach: Ian Bell
Mentor: Kevin Pietersen
Bowling Coach: Munaf Patel
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Head Coach: Abhishek Nayar
Mentor: Dwayne Bravo
Assistant Coach: Shane Watson
Bowling Coach: Tim Southee
Power Coach: Andre Russell
Physiotherapist: Prashant Panchada
Assistant Physiotherapist: Abhishek Ashok Sawant
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Sagar VM
Analyst: Nathan Leamon
Team Manager: Adrian Wayne Bentley
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Head Coach: Ashish Nehra
Batting and Assistant Coach: Parthiv Patel
Director of Cricket: Vikram Solanki
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Strength and Conditioning Coach: Sachin Rana
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Ramdoss Naresh
Performance Analyst: Sandeep Raju
Team Manager: Satyajit Parab
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Head Coach: Ricky Ponting
Batting Coach: Brad Haddin
Bowling Coach: James Hopes
Spin Bowling Coach: Sairaj Bahutule
Assistant Bowling Coach: Trevor Gonsalves
General Manager – Cricket Operations: Ashish Tuli
Team Manager and Scout: Vikram Hastir
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adrian Le Roux
Physiotherapy Consultant: Andrew Leipus
Assistant Physiotherapy Consultant: Abhijit Kar
Analyst: Saurabh Walkar
Side-arm Throwers: Prince Kumar, Durjay Bera, Vishwajeet Singh
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Head Coach: Kumar Sangakkara
Director of Cricket: Kumar Sangakkara
Assistant Coach: Trevor Penney
Chief Assistant Coach: Vikram Rathour
Fast Bowling Coach: Shane Bond
Fielding Coach: Dishant Yagnik
Spin Bowling Coach: Sunil Joshi
High Performance Director: Zubin Bharucha
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Head Coach: Andy Flower
Batting Coach and Mentor: Dinesh Karthik
Director of Cricket: Mo Bobat
Bowling Coach: Onkar Salvi
Fielding Coach and Head of Scouting: Malolan Rangarajan
Fielding Lead/Assistant Coach: Richard Halsall
Analyst: Freddie Wilde
Head Physiotherapist: Evan Speechly
Physiotherapist: James Pipe
Team Doctor: Dr. Shikha Dhoundiyal
Vice President and RCB Head: Rajesh Menon
Head of Marketing and Revenue: Nikhil Sosale
Assistant Manager: Arihant Jain
Support Staff/Operations: Rohit Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Head Coach and Cricket Director: Daniel Vettori
Spin Bowling and Strategic Coach: Muttiah Muralitharan
Fast Bowling Coach: Varun Aaron
Fielding Coach: Ryan Cook
Assistant Coach: Simon Helmot
Physiotherapist: Theo Kapakoulakis
Physical Trainer: Mario Villavarayan
Team Manager: Vijay Kumar
General Manager: Srinath Bhashyam
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Head Coach: Justin Langer
Assistant Coaches: Lance Klusener, Vijay Dahiya, Rajat Bhatia
Bowling Coach: Bharat Arun
Fielding Coach: Abhay Sharma
Strategic Consultant: Kane Williamson
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