Royal Challengers Banglore announced the head coach and support staff list for the inaugural season of WPL. However, Ben Sawyer is their head for the first season. Malolan Rangarajan is going to be their assisant coach in the WPL 2023. Vanitha VR and RX Murali will take the role of fielding coach and batting coach respectively.
Hesson’s words on Ben Sawyer
“He has been involved in Women’s cricket for over 20 years, knows the women’s game inside out, knows the players very well. He has been thoroughly involved in our preparations leading up to the auction as well. Really delighted to get Ben, sort of spoke to him prior to knowing we were going to get a team. Just sussing out potentially whether he would be interested, and he was really excited too. He has been involved in setting up Sydney Sixers from the start of the Big Bash(WBBL), setting the franchise up, and he did the same with The Hundred. So hugely experienced.”
Hesson on RX Murali’s role in WPL
“RX Murali, who is also Karnataka based, well sought-after as a power-hitting coach from a batting perspective, and also a technically batting coach who has worked with a lot of women, works with a lot of the current Indian men’s players as well. So, highly sought-after.”
Furthermore supporting staffs name are given below
1. Director of Cricket: Mike Hesson (IPL & WPL)
2. Head Coach: Ben Sawyer
3. Assistant Head Coach: Malolan Rangarajan (WPL) & Head of Scouting (IPL & WPL)
4. Batting Coach: RX Murali
5. Fielding Coach: Vanitha VR
6. Strength & Conditioning: Huzefa Talib
7. Team Doctor / Team Manager (WPL): Dr Harini Muralidharan
8. Head of Team Operations: Major Soumyadeep Pyne (IPL & WPL)
9. Video Analyst: Vikram Chandrasekaran 10. Head Physio: Sabyasachi Sahoo (WPL)
11. Head Athletic Therapist: Navnita Gautham
12. Assistant Physio: Mridu Gautam
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