Punjab Kings have announced further changes to their support staff ahead of the IPL 2023 season, including the return of Wasim Jaffer as batting coach and Charl Langeveldt as bowling coach. Brad Haddin was also hired as an assistant coach.
After Anil Kumble’s contract was not renewed, they hired Trevor Bayliss as head coach in September. Shikhar Dhawan was named the IPL 2023 captain earlier this month, replacing Mayank Agarwal, who was also dropped from the team recently. Under Kumble, the Kings missed the playoffs for three straight seasons.
Former Australia wicketkeeper Haddin will reunite with Bayliss, with whom he previously served in the same capacity at Sunrisers Hyderabad.
After another season in which they failed to reach the final four, the Kings made changes and released nine players at the end of the retention period on November 15.
Apart from Agarwal and Odean Smith, none of their other releases were regulars in their first XI last season and the Kings will enter the IPL 2023 auction with the second-highest purse of INR 32.2 crore on December 23.