Prior to the 2024 Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have significantly reorganized their coaching staff.
Last season, the team led by Faf du Plessis had a dismal year in IPL 2023 as they failed to make it to the playoffs and ended at sixth position.
RCB will kick start the IPL 2024 by taking on defending champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore made drastic changes to their coaching staff after an unsuccessful IPL 2023 season where they were unable to qualify for the playoffs. Director of Cricket Mike Hesson and head coach Sanjay Bangar were let off.
Andy Flower, a great Zimbabwean cricketer and former head coach of England’s Men’s Cricket Team, has joined the Bengaluru-based team.
Flower has had tremendous success as a coach at the international and franchise levels. He played for his country in 63 Tests and 213 ODIs. The former wicketkeeper-batsman has coached Multan Sultans, St. Lucia Zouks, and Lucknow Super Giants in the Twenty20 league.
| Years | RCB Coach |
| 2008-2009 | Venkatesh Prasad |
| 2010-2013 | Ray Jennings |
| 2015-2018 | Daniel Vettori |
| 2019 | Gary Kirsten |
| 2020-2021 | Simon Katich |
| 2022-2023 | Sanjay Bangar |
| 2024 | Andy Flower |
RCB 2024 Batting Coach
For IPL 2024, Sridharan Sriram, a former all-rounder from India, will remain RCB’s batting coach and spin unit. Since his appointment in September 2019, Sriram has performed the same duties. In his fourth season overseeing the two jobs in the RCB coaching setup, Sriram will be back.
For six years, Sriram served as Australia’s assistant coach for spin bowling. He served as the men’s team’s technical advisor for the 2022 Asia Cup and T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
RCB 2024 Bowling Coach
Adam Griffith will be the bowling coach of RCB for the fifth consecutive season. Griffith represented Tasmania men’s cricket team in 50 FC, 54 List A, and 12 T20 matches from 2002 to 2010.
He has experience as a bowling and assistant coach at Western Australia. The former Australian cricketer has also served as the bowling coach of Australia men’s cricket team under Justin Langer for major tournaments like the 2019 World Cup and the 2019 Ashes. He was head coach of Tasmania for five seasons and was later named as Senior Bowling Coach for Cricket Victoria in June 2022.
RCB 2024 Fielding Coach
Beyond his role as Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) fielding coach, Malolan Rangarajan plays a crucial role in identifying future talent as their head scout. This dual responsibility extends to the newly formed RCB Women’s team, where he served as the assistant head coach and scouting leader during their inaugural season. Prior to his coaching career, Rangarajan himself held a cricket career, playing for teams like Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, and in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Other Support Staff for RCB 2024
| Chairman | Prathamesh Mishra |
| Team manager | Soumya Deep Pyne |
| Head coach | Andy Flower |
| Bowling coach | Adam Griffith |
| Head of scouting and fielding coach | Malolan Rangarajan |
| Head physiotherapist | Evan Speechly |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Basu Shanker |
