ECB has handed over the reins of their red-ball team in the hands of Brendon McCullum to leave KKR scouring for a new head coach come the IPL 2023 season
It’s clear that Bazzy will no longer be the KKR head coach for the upcoming seasons. In the ongoing tournament, KKR has just 2 games left and their playoff chances are doubtful. KKR will be looking forward to the next season. Here is the list of former players Who can replace Brendon McCullum as KKR head coach in IPL 2023.
List Of 5 Names Who Can Be The New KKR Head Coach In IPL 2023
5. Jacques Kallis
The former KKR legend Jacques Kallis is a solid candidate to become the KKR head coach again next year. Kallis has the experience to work under the KKR management and is familiar with most of them. In 2015 he was appointed as the Batting consultant of KKR and later on got promoted as the head coach of the team. Under Kallis, KKR reached playoffs for three seasons and the team seemed lucky under his coaching.
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4. David Hussey
The former Australian batsman has been inside the KKR camp for almost 3 years now. David Hussey was appointed as the Mentor of the team in 2020. Since then KKR has been under the mentorship of the southpaw. Hussey is one of the most likely candidates to get the power because of his 3 years of experience with the KKR squad.
3. Simon Katich
Katich has experience in coaching KKR as he was the assistant coach of the team when Kallis was having the powers. Simon has been coaching other Franchises in IPL too. He was with RCB before the start of the 2022 IPL season but he left the camp as he wasn’t happy with the auction strategy of the team.
Katich is very likely to become the Head coach of KKR in 2023 as he has shown interest in coaching an ipl franchise. KKR has the best and the most suitable system for him to coach.
2. Brad Hodge
The Former KKR Allrounder has coaching experience in IPL. Hodge was appointed as the coach of Kings XI Punjab in 2018. However, the team didn’t perform well under the coaching of the Aussie. Brad Hodge is right now coaching a CPL team name, Saint Lucia. He can be a suitable candidate for KKR as a head coach in 2023.
1. Trevor Bayliss
The most successful coach of KKR has the highest no. probability to be the KKR head coach in IPL 2023. KKR has won both of its titles under the coaching of Trevor Bayliss.
Currently, Trevor is open to coaching any team in ipl as he is only coaching Sydney thunders of BBL currently.