Shanker Basu has returned to the RCB franchise as strength and conditioning coach.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) franchise have conducted a rejig in their support staff for the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League. Former Indian cricket team strength and conditioning coach Shanker Basu has made a return to the franchise.
Shanker Basu had to leave the Team India position owing to ‘conflict of interest’. At the time, Basu was also the director of Primal Patterns Holistic Fitness Studio, which was a private chain of gyms that specializes in strength and conditioning training apart from providing personal training to fitness enthusiasts and physiotherapy treatment.
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RCB has also roped in Adam Griffith, former Australia cricketer and assistant coach for the Australian team during the World Cup 2019, as their bowling coach. His fellow mate from the Australian support staff, Sridharan Sriram, has been appointed as the batting and spin bowling coach.
The South African Evan Speechly has been retained as the team physio. Malolan Rangarajan has been named head of scouting and Soumyadeep Pyne has been recruited as the team manager. RCB had announced Mike Hesson as the director of cricket operations and Simon Katich as the head coach a few weeks back.
(Source: IANS)