Cricinfo staff
Published: Oct 8, 2026, 6:08 AM (13 mins ago)
James Hopes and Brad Haddin have left their respective positions as fast-bowling coach and fielding coach of Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL.
The departures were on the cards, with Hopes having been named head coach of Queensland and Brisbane Heat, and Haddin having taken charge as head coach of New South Wales.
The exits leave PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting with a significant vacuum to fill in his support staff, with Sairaj Bahutule, who served as spin-bowling coach in IPL 2026, having taken over the same role with India's men's team.
Hopes, who had previously been part of his former Australia team-mate Ponting's staff at Delhi Capitals too, spent two seasons at PBKS. Haddin had even been part of the PBKS backroom since 2022, during Trevor Bayliss' tenure as head coach.