Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has named England’s Performance Director Mo Bobat as their Director of Cricket for the upcoming IPL 2024 season. Bobat has been an important figure for the ECB and has been in association with them for the past 12 years. Since he was appointed Performance Director in 2019, England has won two World Cups (the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup).
Bobat will be replacing New Zealand coach Mike Hesson as the Director of Cricket and will be once again working with Andy Flower, who was earlier announced as the RCB Head Coach.
Bobat expressed his excitement about working with RCB ahead of IPL 2024. He also stated that he and Flower will look to recreate their glory days with RCB now.
“I’m both excited and proud to be joining RCB as Director of Cricket. RCB is one of the most recognisable franchises in the world, with a renowned fan base. To serve them will be a huge honour. It’s important to acknowledge the work of both Mike Hesson and Sanjay Bangar for the stability and consistency they provided over recent years,” Bobat said on working with RCB.
“I’m really looking forward to working closely with Andy Flower, somebody I know well, to take on the baton and deliver the success that RCB craves. When the time comes, I’ll leave the ECB with the heaviest of hearts. I’ll be forever grateful for all of the opportunities and support that I received over the years and will carry with me many special memories, shared achievements and friendships. Andy and I are relishing the challenges ahead, and we’re looking forward to helping Faf and the players to fulfil their potential,” he further added.
Mo Bobat has led the identification, development and preparation of England’s extensive pool of players, across formats. With RCB, he will oversee all talent recruitment and performance plans, and will aim to establish the cultural and high performance foundations for sustained success.
Rajesh V Menon, Vice President & Head of Royal Challengers Bangalore commented, “The Position of Director of Cricket is an important position in the development of our long term strategy of elite performance. We believe Mo has the knowledge & expertise to take us forward in this area.”
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