Punjab Kings (PBKS) is an IPL team owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, and Karan Paul. Their best IPL finish was in 2014 when they finished 2nd. 2025 will be their 18th season in the IPL. In 2024, PBKS finished 9th with 5 wins, 9 losses and 10 points. Harshal Patel was the Purple Cap winner with 24 wickets.
For the 2026 IPL, Ricky Ponting is the new head coach replacing Trevor Bayliss and James Hopes is the fast bowling coach. Sanjay Bangar who was in charge of cricket growth in 2023 is not coaching the team.
Coaching And Support Staff – IPL 2026
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting | Head Coach |
| Brad Haddin | Batting Coach |
| James Hopes | Bowling Coach |
| Ashish Tuli | General Manager – Cricket Operations |
| Sairaj Bahutule | Spin Bowling Coach |
| Trevor Gonsalves | Assistant Bowling Coach |
| Vikram Hastir | Team Manager & Scout |
| Adrian Le Roux | Strength and Conditioning Coach |
| Andrew Leipus | Physiotherapy Consultant |
| Abhijit Kar | Assistant Physiotherapy Consultant |
| Saurabh Walkar | Analyst |
| Prince Kumar | Side Arm Thrower |
| Durjay Bera | Side Arm Thrower |
| Vishwajeet Singh | Side Arm Thrower |
| Naresh Kumar | Team Masseur |
| Arun Kumar | Assistant Masseur |
| Manoj Kumar | Sports Yoga Teacher |
PBKS Head Coach: Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting was appointed as Punjab Kings’ head coach for 2025 IPL on September 18, 2024. He captained the Australia Cricket Team to 2 World Cup wins and has coached Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals in the IPL.
Ponting’s coaching record includes 1 IPL title and 4 playoff appearances. He also guided Washington Freedom to MLC 2024 title and has been the strategy coach for Hobart Hurricanes in BBL since 2021.
PBKS 2026 Batting Coach: Brad Haddin
Brad Haddin is still the batting and wicket-keeping coach for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in 2026. Haddin, a former Australian wicketkeeper-batter, helped Australia win the 2013-14 Ashes and the 2015 ODI World Cup.
Haddin also led Australia in T20Is and played for Kolkata Knight Riders and Sydney Sixers. After he retired, he became a coach and has been with PBKS for the past 2 years as the batting coach.
PBKS 2026 Bowling Coach: James Hopes
James Hopes is the PBKS bowling coach for 2026. The former Australian all-rounder worked with Ricky Ponting at Delhi Capitals and played for Punjab Kings in 2008. Charl Langeveldt is out. Sunil Joshi is still the spin bowling coach. Trevor Gonsalves will be the Assistant Bowling Coach for 2026 IPL season according to the Punjab Kings website.
