Dishant Yagnik on Wednesday has been appointed because the fielding coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) forward of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
A wicket-keeper batsman in his enjoying days, Yagnik loved a stable home profession representing Rajasthan and likewise made 25 IPL appearances between 2011 and 2014.
Since his retirement, he had continued to be part of the IPL ecosystem as a fielding coach of the Rajasthan Royals throughout a number of seasons. The Royals parted methods with Yagnik late final 12 months following an underwhelming season.
Yagnik is about to deliver a wealth of expertise and a pointy eye for fielding excellence to KKR, with the franchise set to enter the IPL with a recent help employees unit led by Abhishek Nayar (Head Coach), DJ Bravo (Mentor), Shane Watson (Assistant Coach), Tim Southee (Bowling Coach) and Andre Russell (Energy Coach).
Revealed on Jan 21, 2026