Bishnoi (Sr) appointed head coach of senior men’s team

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan middle-order batsman Rajesh Bishnoi (Sr) has been appointed as the head coach of the state’s senior men’s team for the upcoming domestic season 2024-25. The other coaching staff will include assistant coach Puneet Yadav and bowling coach Nishant Singh. It was during a meeting by the Cricket Advisory Committee on Saturday that the names were finalised. The committee has been appointed by the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) ad hoc panel.It will be Bishnoi’s (Sr) first coaching assignment after his retirement in 2022. Since the former Bikaner batter knows most of the players and is aware of how things operate in the state, it will not take time for him to connect with the players.Bishnoi (Sr), who made his debut for Rajasthan in 2006-07 Ranji Trophy, has represented Rajasthan in 62 First Class matches where he scored 2788 runs. Moreover, the 36-year-old was the highest run-getter for the state in 2017-18 Ranji season with 436 runs in six outings.Former left-hand batter Jaya Sharma has been given the responsibility of the head coach of the state’s senior women’s team. The 43-year-old represented Delhi and Railways before playing for Rajasthan between 2013-14 and 2014-15.There are a few ‘questionable’ appointments, said a source at the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA). “How can a Rajasthan State Sports council coach Manish Verma also serve as the state’s Under-16 team’s bowling coach? And how can a selector of the junior team take up senior men’s assistant coach’s job? Such things need to be questioned,” the source stated. Coaching staff: Men: Seniors: Rajesh Bishnoi (Sr): head coach, Puneet Yadav: assistant coach, Nishant Singh: bowling coach, Ravindra Kumar Yadav: physio and Sunil Shearon: trainer. U-23: Anshu Jain: head coach, Navendu Tyagi: assistant coach, Mohd. Ahmed: bowling coach, Utkarsh Vasisit: physio, Vijay Kumar Sharma: trainer. U-19: Rakesh Bhatra: head coach, Kaushal Devora: assistant coach, Abid Khan: bowling coach, Magan Singh : Physio, Kinchit Nagar: trainer. U-16: Pankaj Gupta: head coach, Dinesh Bishnoi: assistant coach, Manish Verma: bowling coach, Pratap Singh: physio, Vinay Kumar Meena: trainer. U-14: Dheeraj Sharma: head coach, Ravi Prakash: assistant coach, Azhurdeen: bowling coach, Ashish Jain: physio, Lokendra Singh: trainer.Women: Seniors: Jaya Sharam: head coach, Ekta Pramod Singh: assistant coach, Vandana Panwar: physio, Divya Vaishnav: trainer. U-23: Renu Yadav: head coach, Neetu Ved: assistant coach, Muskan Pipalwa: physio, Sampa Mukherjee: trainer. U-19 & U-15: Prajakta Shrivastav: head coach, Niresh Kumari: assistant coach, Konika Bhojak: physio, Pooja Parihar: trainer.