Former India wicketkeeper Chandrakant Pandit has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders.
Pandit has been highly rated as a coach in the domestic circuit which was enough for the Kolkata-based franchise to put him at the helm of things for the upcoming season. Pandit signed the contract on Tuesday and was also presented with the KKR jersey by CEO Venky Mysore.
The Kolkata Knight Riders posted a montage of their new head coach’s visit to their office on their official Instagram handle. In the video, Pandit can be seen exploring the Knight Riders head office and also shared his experience of being appointed as the man in charge of the former IPL champions. KKR hailed Pandit as the “Dronacharya of Indian domestic cricket” in their caption
