Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- Indian Premier League squad Kolkata Knight Riders has appointed former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum as the head coach.

McCullum has been very closely associated with the Knight Riders franchise as a player first from 2008 to 2010 and again from 2012-2013 & was part of the IPL championship squad in 2012.

He was also part of the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) squad in the CPL, from 2016-2018, during which TKR won back-to-back championships in 2017 & 2018.

Brendon will be remembered for his smashing innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural match of the KKR side in the first edition of the IPL in Kolkata.

Upon his appointment as Head Coach, Brendon McCullum was quoted as saying by KKR websit...