‘Iska bhi career bigaad denge’ – Fans react as Royal Challengers Bangalore appoint Andy Flower as head coach

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had earlier confirmed the departures of their head coach, Sanjay Bangar, and the Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson. The franchise announced in a tweet – “We thank 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 and 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫 for their commendable work during the stints as 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 of RCB. Their professionalism and work ethics have always been held in high regard. A number of youngsters were given a platform to learn and succeed in the last four years. 𝑨𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒋𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆. #PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB @hesson_mike @imsanjaybangar”.

In the recent update, the franchise announced former LSG head coach Andy Flower as their head coach for the next season. The official Twitter handle of RCB tweeted, “We are beyond thrilled to welcome 𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿 and 𝟮𝟬-𝟮𝟬 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 winning coach 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 as the 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 of RCB Men’s team. Andy’s experience of coaching IPL & T20 teams around the world, and leading his teams to titles at the PSL, ILT20, The Hundred, and Abu Dhabi T10 will help in developing a championship-winning mindset and take RCB’s #PlayBold philosophy forward. #ನಮ್ಮRCB.”

‘I’m particularly excited to be reunited with Faf’ – Andy Flower

Flower, 55, stated in an official statement through RCB that he acknowledges the contributions of Bangar and Hesson in the franchise and expressed his excitement about being reunited with skipper Faf du Plessis. Notably, the two worked together from their days in the Caribbean Premier League as part of the St. Lucia Kings.

“I recognise the work put in by Mike Hesson and Sanjay Bangar, who are two coaches I respect,” Flower said in an RCB statement. “I’m particularly excited to be reunited with Faf. We have worked very well together in the past I look forward to forging our partnership and relationship into something bigger and better,” he added. Flower has had an incredible record in franchise leagues. Here’s his career at a glance: CPL 2020 – Finalist. PSL 2021 – Winner. CPL 2021 – Finalist. PSL 2022 – Finalist. The Hundred 2022 – Winner. ILT20 2023 – Winner. PSL 2023 – Finalist. IPL 2023 – Playoffs.

Here’s how fans reacted: