BE, Kolkata :: Based in Chandigarh one of the eight inaugural franchises of the Indian Premier League, Punjab Kings (previously Kings XI Punjab) is owned by a consortium of prominent industry figures like Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman, Preity G Zinta, and Karan Paul. Recently this Punjab Kings announced the appointment of Damien Wrightas the new bowling coach for the upcoming edition of the IPL.The former cricketer was also head coach of the Bangladesh U-19 cricket team and will help support the Punjab Kings squad under the guidance of Head Coach and Director of Cricket Operations, Anil Kumble.
Damien Wright, Bowling Coach, Punjab Kings said, “I am delighted to come on board as bowling coach for Punjab Kings. The team looks great and there is tremendous potential in this squad and I look forward to working alongside an amazing support staff team this season of the IPL.”
Anil Kumble, Head Coach and Director of Cricket Operations, Punjab Kings said,“ We are pleased to announce that Damien Wright will join us as bowling coach at Punjab Kings. He brings in a great deal of experience and will definitely help strengthen our team. We look forward to working with him this edition of the IPL
Punjab Kings support staffs for IPL 2021 were as follows by Anil Kumble Director of Cricket operation, Andy Flower Assistant Coach, Damien Wright as a Bowling Coach, Avinash Vaidya as GeM –Cricket Operation, Wasim Jaffer as Batting Coach, Jonty Rhodes as Fielding Coach, Ashis Tuli as Team Analyst, Andew Leipus as Physio, Adrianle Roux Strength & Conditioning Coach and lastly Naresh Kumar as a Masseur
