Former batsman Yere Goud has been appointed as the new coach of the Karnataka men’s cricket team for the upcoming domestic season. Yere Goud has replaced PV Sasikant, who was the coach of the team for two seasons from 2022. At the same time, former state fast bowler Mansoor Ali Khan will continue in his role as bowling coach.

Former batsman J Abhiram, who was the manager of the Indian team during the recent limited-overs tour of Zimbabwe, will continue to be the chairman of the senior men’s selection committee. Former India batsman Karuna Jain has been appointed the head coach of the state’s senior and under-23 women’s teams.

Talking about Yere Goud, he was working as the coach of the state’s Under-23 team. Prior to this, he had guided the senior team for four seasons since 2018. The 52-year-old led the Karnataka Under-23 team to the CK Nayudu Trophy title this year, which was the first time in the history of the state team.

Now, the state giants will hope that Gaud, who has experience of 134 first-class matches for Karnataka and Railways, will be able to replicate that success with the senior team as well. Let us tell you that, in the 2023-24 season, Karnataka reached the semi-finals of both the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Career of Yere Gaud

Gaud, a respected middle-order batsman with a brilliant first-class career, has amassed a total of 7,650 runs in 212 innings at an impressive average of 45.53. He will now be joined by Mansoor Ali Khan and Shabarish P. Mohan, who will serve as bowling and fielding coaches respectively, further enriching the coaching staff for the upcoming season.

Meanwhile, former Karnataka batsman Shiraguppi Somasekhar, who made his first-class debut in the same season as Goud, will replace Goud as the head coach of the Under-23 team.

List of Karnataka men’s team coaches for 2024-25

• Senior Team: Yere Gaud (Head Coach), Mansoor Ali Khan (Bowling Coach), Shabarish P. Mohan (Fielding Coach)
• Under-23: Somshekhar N Shiraguppi (Head Coach), Rohit Sabharwal (Fielding Coach)
• Under-19: KB Pawan (Head Coach), SL Akshay (Bowling Coach)
• Under-16 and Under-14: Kunal Kapoor (Head Coach), Aditya B. Sagar (Assistant Coach)