Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday named Indian domestic cricket legend Chandrakant Pandit as its new head coach. KKR was looking to fill the spot after New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum (Brendon McCullum profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos) quit the position as he took over as England’s head coach in Test cricket.
Making the announcement, Venky Mysore, CEO of KKR said, “We are very excited that Chandu is joining the Knight Riders family to lead us through the next phase of our journey. His deep commitment to what he does and his track record of success in domestic cricket are there for everyone to see. We are looking forward to his partnership with our skipper Shreyas Iyer, which promises to be an exciting one.”
Chandrakant Pandit during his playing days