With Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga shifting base as bowling coach from Rajasthan Royals to Mumbai Indians, there was an reverse shift with Shane Bond transferring from MI to RR for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Royals Sports Group-owned franchise Rajasthan Royals have introduced on Monday that former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond has joined the franchise within the twin position of Assistant Coach and likewise the group’s new Fast Bowling Coach forward of subsequent yr’s IPL 2024 season.
One of the standout modern-day quick bowlers, Bond has, prior to now, served because the Bowling Coach for the New Zealand nationwide group between 2012 to 2015 the place he helped them attain the ultimate of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was then employed by the Mumbai franchise within the IPL in 2015, contributing considerably to their success of successful 4 titles in 9 seasons. Under his steerage, a number of quick bowlers, together with famend names like Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan, Trent Boult, and extra, remodeled into T20 specialists.
The 48-year-old shall be reuniting with the latter on the Royals, together with probably engaged on enhancing the present core of quick bowlers which incorporates Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Obed McCoy, KM Asif and Kuldip Yadav.
Welcoming the New Zealand veteran to the franchise, Royals’ Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara stated, “Shane is one of the greatest fast bowlers of modern day cricket, and brings with himself a wealth of experience and knowledge having mentored some of the best in the business. He has served in the IPL and in India for a number of years and is well versed with the processes involved within the franchise ecosystem. He is someone who has a keen eye for helping the best become even better and we are delighted to welcome him to the franchise, and look forward to seeing the impact he can make towards moulding us into a title-winning team.”
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 23, 2023
Meanwhile, Shane Bond expressed his first ideas after signing with the Sanju Samson-led Royals. “I’m delighted to be joining the Royals. It’s a forward thinking franchise who are determined to do well and I’m excited about being part of their vision. The bowling group is a great mix of youth and experience, and it will be awesome to work alongside them,” stated Bond.
Meanwhile, the Royals stated that they want to lengthen their gratitude to the departing Lasith Malinga for his immense contribution to the franchise throughout the two seasons he spent right here, and wished him the perfect for his future endeavors.
