IPL 2019 News: RCB appoint Mithun Manhas as Assistant Coach

Dixit Bhargav | 13/02/2019
RCB appoint Mithun Manhas as Assistant Coach

RCB appoint Mithun Manhas as Assistant Coach: The IPL franchise has made another addition to their support staff.

IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed former Delhi batsman Mithun Manhas as assistant coach for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Royal Challengers had earlier promoted former South Africa opening batsman Gary Kirsten as the Head Coach (from being a Batting Coach last year).

Been part of the IPL since its inaugural season in 2008, Royal Challengers are one of the three teams to have not won a single IPL title till now.

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Mithun Manhas joins RCB

In a conversation with EXCELSIOR, Manhas confirmed his appointment and laid emphasis on winning the IPL title in IPL 2019. “We are looking forward for winning the IPL title this season,” he was quoted as saying.

Manhas’ appointment was initially made public by sports journalist Mushtaq War, who took to social media platform Twitter to make the announcement.

Ranji legend for Delhi & Jammu & Kashmir

Originally from Jammu & Kashmir, Manhas has been a Ranji Trophy legend while playing for Delhi and J&K. Currently, he holds the fourth spot (8,554) when it comes to most runs scored in India’s most prestigious tournament.

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Having played 157 First-class matches in his nearly two-decade long career, Manhas scored 9,714 runs at an average of 45.82, including 27 centuries and 49 half-centuries.

Manhas has also played in the Indian Premier League for Delhi Daredevils, Pune Warriors India and Chennai Super Kings. In terms of coaching, he has been part of Kings XI Punjab’s support staff in the recent past.

Read some of the latest Twitter reactions on RCB below:

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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