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Knight Riders appoint Ryan ten Doeschate as cricket strategy head
Ryan ten Doeschate has been appointed cricket strategy head at Knight Riders Sports, overseeing its franchise teams worldwide.
Knight Riders Sports has appointed Ryan ten Doeschate as its cricket strategy head, putting him in charge of cricketing direction across its franchise teams worldwide.
The role includes oversight of scouting, player recruitment, squad planning and performance evaluation across the Knight Riders network.
Ten Doeschate will also take on Assistant Coach duties at Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20, and Los Angeles Knight Riders in the MLC.
He originally joined the franchise as a Kolkata Knight Riders player in 2011 and was part of the team’s IPL-winning sides in 2012 and 2014.
A coaching stint followed from 2022 to 2024, during which he contributed to KKR’s third IPL title win in 2024.
Venky Mysore, CEO of Knight Riders Sports, said the organisation was delighted to have ten Doeschate return, citing his understanding of the franchise’s philosophy and his experience across franchise and international cricket.
Ten Doeschate said the role offered a unique chance to work with coaching and analytics teams across the group’s franchises to build stronger scouting and development systems.
His new appointment comes shortly after he stepped down as assistant coach of the Indian men’s team following its white-ball series in England.
Knight Riders Sports is majority-owned by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, which holds a 55 per cent stake, with the remaining 45 per cent held by Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta’s Mehta Group; the group also owns Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL.
Ten Doeschate is a former Netherlands international who scored two centuries at the 2011 World Cup, including a famous 119 against England, and spent nearly two decades at Essex, leading them to two County Championship titles before retiring in 2021.
Knight Riders Sports operates franchise teams across multiple global T20 leagues, including the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20, and Los Angeles Knight Riders in Major League Cricket.
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