Meet the Head Coaches of All IPL Teams for Next Season

ByAnupam Pandey,SportsCafe Editor

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All the IPL teams have announced their head coaches for the upcoming edition. This makes it even more thrilling for the fans, as the IPL 2026 auction comes closer. Which team will be able to use the experience of their Head Coach to clinch the title this time?

As the IPL 2026 season comes closer, the teams are also keen to have some changes. For the majority of these teams, the IPL auction seems to be the perfect window. While for the others, it is also by bringing some changes to their coaching department ahead of

This time, several teams have announced changes in their coaching departments ahead of the new season. Due to this reason, even the Head Coaches of various teams have been changed for the next edition. Now, all the teams have their coaches set for the upcoming edition, eyeing on the prestigious IPL trophy.

1. Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings will be continuing with Stephen Fleming as their Head Coach. He has been a part of the team for several successful seasons. Even though the team is having a hard time over the last two editions, it won't allow them to replace Fleming as a coach.

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He had been a part of the team's every single success in the IPL and even the CLT20. This means his portfolio as an IPL coach stands the highest among all the other coaches ahead of the next edition with 7 trophies.

2. Mumbai Indians

The five time IPL champions, Mumbai Indians will be continuing with Mahela Jayawardene as their Head Coach. He was also the Head Coach of the team in the previous season, where they finished in Qualifier 2. With a strong team, they will be looking forward to getting their sixth title, and also their first in the last six seasons.

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He became a part of the team's coaching staff in 2017, and has been there since then. In this period, Jayawardene has helped his team to win the IPL three times. This also includes two consecutive IPL wins for the team, but they are having a hard time lately.

3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Andy Flower will be continuing as the Head Coach of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They are entering the next IPL edition as the defending champions, which will also be for the first time in 19 seasons of the tournament. Flower has made the unthinkable possible under his stint as the Head Coach of the team.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru had never won even a single IPL edition for 17 seasons. Last edition, under Andy Flower, the team went on to lift the title with ease and even finished second in the table. Flower will be eager to help RCB win yet another title under him.

4. Kolkata Knight Riders

The three time IPL champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, are also eager for their fourth title. The team had a dismal performance in the last edition, despite entering as the defending champions. They were able to finish among the bottom teams. Following this, the stint of their previous head coach, Chandrakant Pandit

The team decided to have a reunion with its former Assistant Head Coach. Abhishek Nayar has now returned to the KKR franchise. But this time, he has returned as the Head Coach of the team, eager to help them win the next season.

5. Punjab Kings

Ricky Ponting will be continuing as the Head Coach of Punjab Kings. Under his stint as a coach, the team has seen a lot more success than one could have expected. It should be noted that Punjab Kings failed to even reach the finals of the tournament for a long time.

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But in the last season, the duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting was formidable. The team reached the finals but they fell short by a small margin on winning their first title. This time, Ponting would be eager to help the team end their trophy jinx in the IPL.

6. Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals will be heading to the upcoming IPL edition with a new Head Coach. And this time, the head , who has earlier been a part of their coaching staff. Rahul Dravid was their coach for the last season, but the team finished at 9th spot in the standings.

Following this, Dravid resigned as the Head Coach a few months back, making the team eager to get a new one. But they decided to bring back Sangakkara as the coach. He was the coach of the team before Rahul Dravid, and left as his stint with the team came to an end.

7. Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans is having probably the calmest coach in the history of the IPL. And it is no one other than Ashish Nehra. He has been a part of the Indian team too previously, but now his coaching skills have been great. Nehra even helped Gujarat Titans to win the IPL in its first edition.

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He has led Gujarat Titans to the finals of the tournament twice and even helped them to reach the playoffs in the last season. This time, Nehra will remain eager to help them win their second title, marking their dominance in the IPL history.

8. Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals are also eager to win their first ever IPL title. They are also with Punjab Kings among the teams which have never won the IPL even once. For that, the team will be entering the next IPL auction with Hemang Badani as their Head Coach.

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Hemang Badani also coached the team in the last season as the results didn't come out what he expected to be. But the team has some high expectations from Badani when it comes to his coaching skills. Badani also holds experience while leading teams in India's domestic tournaments.

9. Lucknow Super Giants

Justin Langer will be continuing with Lucknow Super Giants as the Head Coach of the team. The former Australian player has several achievements to his name. But his works as a coach have not been that significant like the other coaches in the tournament.

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This time, Langer will be eager to ensure that Lucknow Super Giants are able to stand a chance to reach the finals of the tournament. Ever since their debut season in 2022, Lucknow Super Giants have not made it past the Qualifier stages of the tournament.

10. Sunrisers Hyderabad

The one time IPL champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will be continuing with Daniel Vettori as their Head Coach. He was also the coach of the team in the previous season, where they failed to even get to the top four. Vettori will have his eyes set on the IPL trophy, as his team has not won the title in nearly a decade.

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Vettori has also been the Head Coach of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, from 2014 to 2018. In this period, the team even reached the finals of the tournament in 2016, with Vettori as the Head Coach. He is also working with Australian team as an assistant coach.