As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season approaches, all ten franchises have already finalised their respective squads after filling in the spots in the mini-auction in December 2025. Moreover, several franchises also saw them make changes in their support staff, as strong leadership is crucial to lift the title.
From veteran head coaches to specialized assistant and bowling coaches, this year’s coaching list reflects a mix of experience and innovation. For example, the five-time champions in Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have Stephen Fleming as their head coach whereas Kumar Sangakkara takes the reigns as Head Coach in the RR camp. Let’s take a look at the support staff of all ten IPL franchises in the article below.
IPL 2026: Team-wise list of IPL 2026 coaching staff
Chennai Super Kings
PositionNameHead CoachStephen FlemingBatting CoachMichael HusseyBowling ConsultantEric SimonsAssistant Bowling CoachSridharan SriramFielding CoachRajiv KumarPhysiotherapistTommy SimseckTrainerGregory KingTeam ManagerR RussellTeam DoctorDr. Madhu TLogistics ManagerSanjay NatarajanMasseurKhalil KhanMental Skills CoachDavid ReidDelhi Capitals
PositionNameHead CoachHemang BadaniDirector of CricketVenugopal RaoAssistant CoachIan BellMentorKevin PietersenBowling CoachMunaf PatelKolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
PositionNameHead CoachAbhishek NayarMentorDwayne BravoAssistant CoachShane WatsonBowling CoachTim SoutheePower CoachAndre RussellPhysiotherapistPrasanth PanchadaAssistant PhysiotherapistAbhishek Ashok SawantMassage TherapistSubhajit DasStrength and Conditioning CoachChris DonaldsonAssistant Strength & Conditioning CoachSagar VMAnalystNathan LeamonTeam ManagerAdrian Wayne BentleyGujarat Titans (GT)
PositionNameHead CoachAshish NehraBatting and Assistant CoachParthiv PatelDirector of CricketVikram SolankiStrength & Conditioning CoachSachin RanaStrength & Conditioning CoachRamadoss NareshPefromance AnalystSandeep RajuTeam ManagerSatyajit ParabMumbai Indians (MI)
PositionNameHead CoachMahela JayawardeneDirector of CricketRahul SanghviChief Officer – Performance Data and InnovationDhananjai CKMHead of Sports Science & MedicineBen LangleyBatting CoachKieron PollardBowling CoachLasith Malinga, Paras MhambreyMentorSachin TendulkarFielding CoachCarl HopkinsonAssistant Batting CoachK ArunkumarStrength & Cnditioning CoachPaul ChapmanPhysiotherapistCraig GovenderTrainerGregory KingTeam ManagerPrashant C JangamData AnalystL VarunHead Massage TherapistAmit ShahAssistant Strength & Conditioning CoachPratik KadamAssistant PhysiotherapistAmit DubeyMoility and Movement TrainerSohrab KhushrushahiAssistant Massage TherapistsVijay Kushwaha, Mayur SatputeTeam NutritionistKinita PatelLucknow Super Giants (LSG)
PositionNameHead CoachJustin LangerAssistant CoachLance Klusener, Vijay Dahiya & Rajat BhatiaBowling CoachBharat ArunFielding CoachAbhay SharmaStrategic AdvisorKane WilliamsonPunjab Kings (PBKS)
PositionNameHead CoachRicky PontingBatting CoachBrad HaddinBowling CoachJames HopesSpin Bowling CoachSairaj BahutuleAssistant Bowling CoachTrevor GonsalvesGeneral Manager – Cricket OperationsAshish TuliTeam Manager & ScoutVikram HastirStrength & Conditioning CoachAdrian Le RouxPhysiotheraphy ConsultantAndrew LeipusAssistant Physiotherapy ConsultantAbhijit KarAnalystSaurabh WalkerSide Arm ThrowerPrince Kumar, Durjay Bera, Vishwajeet SinghTeam MasseurNaresh KumarAssistant MasseurArun KumarSports Yoga TeacherManoj KumarRajasthan Royals (RR)
PositionNameHead CoachKumar SangakkaraDirector of CricketKumar SangakkaraAssistant CoachTrevor PenneyLead Assistant CoachVikram RathourFast Bowling CoachShane BondFielding CoachDishant YagnikSpin Bowling CoachSunil JoshiDirector of High PerformanceZubin BharuchaRoyal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
PositionNameHead CoachAndy FlowerBatting Coach & MentorDinesh KarthikDirector of CricketMo BobatBowling CoachOmkar SalviFielding Coach & Head of ScoutingMalolan RangarajanFielding Lead/ Assistant CoachRichard HalsallAnalystFreddie WildeHead Strength & Conditioning CoachBasu ShankerHead PhysiotherapistEvan SpeechlyPhysiotherapistJames PipeSports Massage TherapistNavnita GautamTeam MasseurRamesh ManeTeam DoctorDr. Shikha DhaundiyalSecurity & Integrity ManagerMajor Shaminder Singh SidhuVice President & Head of RCBRajesh MenonHead of Marketing & RevenueNikhil SosaleHead of Content & DigitalAjith RamamurthyAssistant ManagerArihant JainSupport Staff/ OperationRohit SinghSunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
PositionNameHead Coach & Director of CricketDaniel VettoriSpin Bowling Coach & Strategic CoachMuttaih MuralitharanFast Bowling CoachVarun AaronFielding CoachRyan CookAssistant CoachSimon HelmotPhysiotherapistTheo KapakoulakisPhysical TrainerMario VillavarayanTeam ManagerVijay KumarGeneral ManagerSrinath BhashyamCEOShanmugamTeam-wise list of IPL 2026 coaching staff Inside Sport India.
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