Kolkata Knight Riders have announced their former player Ryan ten Doeschate as the fielding coach for IPL 2023 edition.
Ryan ten Doeschate will replace James Foster, the fielding coach in the previous season and has been promoted to assistant coach.
Ryan ten Doeschate is back in KKR camp
Kolkata Knight Riders took to Twitter on Tuesday and announced that Ryan ten Doeschate would be the fielding coach for the upcoming edition of the IPL. James Foster, who previously served as fielding coach for the side, has been promoted and will now be taking the role of assistant coach. KKR tweeted, “Announcement – Ryan ten Doeschate is joining us as our Fielding Coach Excited to have you back in Purple and Gold, @rtendo27 “
🚨 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 👉 Ryan ten Doeschate is joining us as our 𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 🤩
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) November 8, 2022
Excited to have you back in Purple and Gold, @rtendo27! 💜#AmiKKR pic.twitter.com/YkfPSHFvHh
“We are very happy to welcome Tendo back to the KKR family in his role as fielding coach. Tendo played an important role as a player from 2011-14 and in the two championships, KKR won in 2012 and 2014, and has been a genuine supporter of KKR all these years,” Venky Mysore, the CEO of Knight Riders, said in a press release.
Yes, Tendo's coming back! 🥺💜@iamsrk @rtendo27 #AmiKKR pic.twitter.com/e3Gnn5UQbN
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) November 9, 2022
The former Netherlands captain was part of Knight Riders’ title-winning sides in 2012 and 2014 under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir. Ten Doeschate was always admired for his athleticism and fielding skills and his former franchise will look to use his experience in this edition of the Indian Premier League.
The two-time champions have also replaced Brendon McCullum with Chandrakant Pandit for the post of Head Coach after having a terrible season last year. Venky Mysore believes that the appointments of Ryan Ten Doeschate and James Foster will strengthen the support staff under the leadership of Head Coach Chandu Pandit.
The former Dutch player played for the franchise from 2011-15, scoring 326 runs at an average of 23.29 in 29 matches. He was utilized as a substitute fielder by the KKR franchise where he produced some athletic efforts to give KKR an edge over their opponents.
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After a not-so-good season in 2022, KKR has already started pulling their socks up for the upcoming season and might also target some new players under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer in the auction, which is set to be held on November 16.
