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RCB appoint Omkar Salvi as bowling coach for IPL 2025 season: Report

RCB appoint Omkar Salvi as bowling coach for IPL 2025 season: Report

Adam Griffith was RCB's bowling coach from 2020.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will add Mumbai’s Omkar Salvi to their support staff for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. The 46-year-old will replace Adam Griffith, who was RCB’s bowling coach last season. Salvi has ample experience coaching in domestic circuit and franchise cricket.

Omkar Salvi, new RCB bowling coach

Salvi was appointed Mumbai’s head coach in 2023 and helped them lift the Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup this year. The 46-year-old will be RCB’s bowling coach. Salvi has previously ample experience in the IPL, having worked with the Kolkata Knight Riders as their assistant coach in the past.

“He has been appointed as bowling coach for RCB for the forthcoming season; he has expertise and has worked with other franchises too,” a source told Indian Express.

Salvi’s contract with the Mumbai Cricket Association is still intact, and he’ll coach them until March 2025. The Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season would end before the IPL 2025 season, which will allow Salvi to service both Mumbai and RCB aptly.

Dinesh Karthik’s role in Omkar Salvi’s appointment

Dinesh Karthik joined RCB as their batting coach and mentor in July. It is indeed he who brought Salvi to the franchise. In March, after Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy title under Salvi. Karthik had taken to X (formerly Twitter) to shower praise on the head coach. And now, 8 months later, he’s gotten Salvi on board as RCB’s bowling coach.

RCB coaches and support staff for IPL 2025

RoleName
ChairmanPrathmesh Mishra
Batting Coach and MentorDinesh Karthik
Vice President & HeadRajesh Menon
Head of Marketing & RevenueNikhil Sosale
Head of Content & DigitalAjith Ramamurthy
Head CoachAndy Flower
Bowling CoachOmkar Salvi
Fielding Coach and Talent ScoutMalolan Rangarajan
Director of Cricket OperationsMo Bobat
Strength and Conditioning CoachShanker Basu
Team PhysioEvan Speechly
Team AnalystFreddie Wilde
Sports Massage TherapistNavnita Gautam
Masseur & CaretakerRamesh Mane
MasseurMangesh
Wellness ExpertDr. Chaitanya Sridhar
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