Brandon McCallum becomes head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders' team in Indian Premier League

Kolkata Kolkata Knight Riders, who won the Indian Premier League (IPL) twice, on Thursday announced former New Zealand captain Brandon McCallum to be the head coach of their team.

McCallum played from Kolkata in the first season of the IPL. He scored an innings of 158 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore, playing for Kolkata in the first match of IPL. McCallum also from the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team Trinibago Knight Riders

He was also part of the team during 2016 and 2018.

After being elected the head coach, McCallum said, "It is a great honor for me to fulfill this responsibility. The Knight Riders and CPL are one of the great teams in franchise cricket. As KKR and TKR we have a very good team And we want to make both of them successful. "

Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Vanki Mysore said, "Brandon has been a member of the Knight Riders family for a long time. His leadership ability, quality, honesty and positive thinking are all about becoming the team's head coach."