After a poor IPL 2025 campaign, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) separated each other with the head coach Chandrakant Pandit And Bowling Bharat Arun coach, ending a three -year stay for both coaches.
Chandrakant Pandit, considered one of the most efficient national coaches in India, went on board during the 2023 season. Meanwhile, Bharat Arun, who previously was an Indian Bowling coach from 2014 to 2021, joined Kolkata -based franchise during the 2022 season.
Both played a big role in the guidance of the franchise to his third title IPL in 2024. However, the team failed to reproduce this success in the 2025 season, finishing eighth on the table of points with only five victories of 14 games. The defense of the title of KKR under the new captain Ajinkya Rahane collapsed due to incoherent performance, missed opportunities and internal problems. Their hopes in the playoff series ended after a raw match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The franchise has published a sincere position for his selected coaches.
“Thank you Chandu Sir M. Chandrakant Pandit has decided to explore new opportunities and will not continue as Kolkata Knight Riders chief coach. We are grateful for his invaluable contributions – especially as KKR in the Tata IPL championship in 2024 and helping to build a solid and resilient squad. Impact of the last time.
Abhishek Nayar is likely to be promoted to a more important role in the configuration of the KKR coaching
Under Pandit’s mandate, KKR found future stars like Rinku Singh and Harshit Rana, and Mystery Spinner Varun Chakravarthy returned to the Indian team. However, problems of problems in the locker room surfaced in IPL 2025. The disciplinary style of Pandit would have created problems, with a controversial incident involving a player abroad and his national teammate making the headlines.
On the other hand, Bharat Arun, who joined KKR in 2022, was important to strengthen the team bowling unit. However, there were rumors binding it to Chennai Super Kings, although CSK officials denied such development.
The two coaches moving, KKR would have sought to restructure his coaching unit. Abhishek Nayar, currently assistant coach, is expected to be promoted to a more important role. Former Captain Eoin Morgan was also mentioned as a potential candidate to join the reflection group.
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