Punjab Kings or PBKS is one of the few teams who still fails to fulfil their dream of lifting their maiden Indian Premier League(IPL) title. Founded in 2008 as Kings XI Punjab, the Mullanpur, Mohali, Punjab-based franchise changed their name to Punjab Kings in 2021.
Since their maiden appearance in IPL 2008, Punjab Kings have never won the IPL title and their best came out in 2014 when they ended as runner-up of the tournament after losing the final against KKR.
Apart from forming a formidable team for the tournament, the franchise will put immense effort into forming the support staff unit.
IPL 2025 PBKS Head Coach
After finishing in the ninth spot in last year’s IPL tournament, Punjab Kings are unlikely to renew Trevor Bayliss for the 2025 season and reports circulate that the franchise is looking for an India-based coach to lead Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 season.
Trevor Bayliss who was not yet officially removed from the post was named as the head coach of the Punjab Kings in September 2022 replacing Anil Kumble, the same year when Shikhar Dhawan replaced Mayank Agarwal as the captain of the PBKS.
IPL 2025 PBKS Assistant Coach
Former Australian cricketer Brad Haddin was appointed as the assistant coach of Punjab Kings in October 2022. The New South Wales-born was a member of the Australian World Cup winning squad at both the 2007 Cricket World Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
He also featured for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. Following his international retirement in 2015, Brad Haddin was appointed as fielding coach for the Australia national cricket team in 2018.
He was appointed as an assistant coach for Sunrisers Hyderabad for the IPL 2019 season before moving to Punjab Kings in 2023.
IPL 2025 PBKS Bowling coach
Former South African cricketer Charl Kenneth Langeveldt was the fast bowling coach of the Punjab Kings while former Indian cricketer Sunil Joshi was in charge of the spin bowling department.
Sunil Joshi and Charl Langeveldt both joined the PBKS support staff unit ahead of the IPL 2023 season and still remain part of the Punjab Kings.
IPL 2025 PBKS Coach and Support Staff
Apart from having separate specialists for batting, bowling and fielding, teams will have multiple support staff to assist the team during the tournament. The complete list of PBKS coaching and support Staff details for the IPL 2025 are listed below:
| Position | Name |
| Head of Cricket Development | Sanjay Bangar |
| General Manager – Cricket Operations | Ashish Tuli |
| Head coach | Trevor Bayliss |
| Assistant coach | Brad Haddin |
| Fast bowling coach | Charl Langeveldt |
| Spin bowling coach | Sunil Joshi |
| Assistant Bowling Coach | Trevor Gonsalves |
| Strength and Coaching Coach | Arian Le Roux |
| Physiotherapy Consultant | Andrew Leipus |
| Assistant Physiotherapy Consultant | Abhijit Kar |
| Analyst | Saurabh Walkar |
| Sidearm Thrower | Prince Kumar |
| Sidearm Thrower | Durjay Bera |
| Sidearm Thrower | Vishwajeet Singh |
| Masseur | Naresh Kumar |
| Assistant Maddeur | Arun Kumar |
| Sports Yoga Teacher | Manoj Kumar |
| Team Manager and Scout | Vikram Hattir |
Source: PBKS
Who is the Head Coach of PBKS?
Trevor Bayliss replaced Anil Kumble as the PBKS head coach in September 2022. As Punjab Kings head coach, Trevor Bayliss led the team to finish in 8th and 9th position in IPL 2023 and 2024 respectively.
