An IPL Head Coach in the current era is almost equivalent to being the Head Coach of a national side. The relevance of IPL is that high. However, in a rare case does a second-line coach in the IPL becomes the Head Coach of a national side. That said, we have two examples right now. On that note, here, we take a look at the list of two coaches of one department in IPL 2024 who are Head Coaches in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
1) Gary Kirsten
For the last three seasons, Gary Kirsten has been involved with the Gujarat Titans. It has been a good association because Gujarat Titans reached the finals in IPL 2023 and won the tournament in IPL 2022. The former South African batter is the Batting coach and the Mentor of Gujarat Titans.
Now, Gary is the Head Coach of Pakistan. This post has been under a lot of criticism for the last few years. Pakistan checked with other options such as Shane Watson. However, they eventually settled for Gary Kirsten. With his experience at the highest level, Pakistan will hope to do well under him.
2) Ryan Cook
Ryan Cook is one of the coaches of one department in IPL 2024 and is a Head Coach in the 2024 T20 World Cup. For the past few seasons, Ryan Cook from South Africa has been the fielding coach of the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is also involved in the SA20 T20 League.
On the other hand, Ryan Cook is also the Head Coach of the Netherlands. He has been doing a fine job in this role. He led the Netherlands squad to the 2023 ODI World Cup. Ryan also helped them get a few good wins. Now, he will be looking to do a good job for the Dutch in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
