Chandrakant Pandit

Pandit, who was KKR’s head coach when the franchise released Iyer, reflected on the move after the batter’s strong run with Punjab Kings. Since joining Punjab for Rs 26.75 crore, Iyer led the team to the IPL 2025 final, and PBKS have also remained unbeaten in their first six matches of the IPL 2026 season.

Kolkata Knight Riders are in a deep slump, losing their fifth match and sitting at the bottom of the IPL 2026 table. Despite a coaching change, results remain elusive. Former England batter Kevin Pietersen has predicted a return for ex-coach Brendon McCullum next season. Captain Ajinkya Rahane acknowledged the tough losses but highlighted positive individual performances.

The name Chandrakant Pandit has developed into a legend of sorts in the last few years. He is the alchemist who has mastered the art turning whatever he touches into gold.

Former India stumper and Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA's) managing committee member Chandrakant Pandit stressed on the importance of fitness in modern-day cricket as he spoke to eager upcoming players while inaugurating the off-season conditioning camp of the Rizvi Springfield High School at their premises in Bandra on Monday.

Chandrakant Pandit is to lose his post as chairman of the CIC of the MCA, following his decision to become the director of coaching at the Rajasthan CA.

Finally, it's confirmed. Chandrakant Pandit will continue as the coach of the Vidarbha Ranji Trophy team for the next year. Along with Pandit - hailed as the man behind Vidarbha's phenomenal rise in the domestic circuit - Wasim Jaffer and Ganesh Satish too will continue to be in the Vidarbha fold.

Chandrakant Pandit, who was replaced as the Mumbai coach earlier this month, may soon head to Africa. TOI has learnt that the former India stumper has been approached by the Kenyan Cricket Association (KCA) for a two-year contract.

A year after he coached Vidarbha to Ranji Trophy victory, Chandrakant Pandit, domestic cricket’s most successful coach, has decided to move to MP in the same capacity.

When Vidarbha won the Ranji Trophy last year, Chandrakant Pandit slowly stood up from his seat, clapped and just smiled. All others ran to the middle. He was the last to join them.

Chandrakant Pandit scored 8209 runs in 138 first-class matches but he could score only 171 runs in 5 Tests which included Tied Test in Chennai vs Oz.

Chandrakant Pandit, who led the junior selection committee which has delivered stellar results, was dropped by Srini for a lesser known Connor Williams.

Chandrakant Pandit has always believed in leading from the front. He has never shied away from the challenges in his playing days. Now when he is coaching, Pandit is showing the way to his boys.

The MPCA on Thursday said it is a mystery why the cricket committee is questioning Chandrakant Pandit's appointment as Ranji coach despite being an active participant in his selection.

Former Indian wicketkeeper Chandrakant Pandit has been appointed as the Director (cricket) of the Rajasthan Cricket Association.

For someone, who feels that he was "lucky" to get a chance to play in the tied Test, stumper Chandrakant Pandit still has regrets that India couldn't pull off a win in that game.

Noted domestic coach and former India stumper Chandrakant Pandit has backed under-fire India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for having controversially 'Mankaded' England's 'keeper-bat Jos Buttler in an IPL game.

India's A squad, led by Mohammad Kaif, completed their African sojourn - a twin tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya - on a winning note by clinching a tri-series in Nairobi.

Being sacked as the Mumbai coach, despite taking the team to the top isn't new to Chandrakant Pandit. The first time the former India stumper went through this experience, which no other coach in domestic cricket can relate to, was in 2005, when he was removed despite the domestic giants having won the Ranji Trophy twice with him at the helm.

After his exceptional show as a coach of Mumbai in the last two seasons, Chandrakant Pandit is all set to coach Vidarbha in forthcoming domestic season.

India's most successful journeyman domestic coach Chandrakant Pandit will now coach Madhya Pradesh in the next season after completing three eventful years with Vidarbha in which they won back-to-back Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup titles.

The Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday roped in experienced Chandrakant Pandit as their new head coach. Pandit, who turns 61 next month, replaces New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, who stepped down from the same position after taking over as the coach of the England Test side in May this year.

It’s not easy to refuse lucrative assignments in this competitive world. Former India wicketkeeper batsman Chandrakant Pandit, however, is very different. For him, commitment is everything.

Former Indian wicket-keeper Chandrakant Pandit, the most sought-after coach in India's domestic circuit, explains why first-class cricket deserves more respect...

Chandrakant Pandit is like a bitter pill. In corporate terms, he is a go getter. He has the art of getting work done. The 56-year-old guided Mumbai to their 41st Ranji title in 2015-16 and had it not been Parthiv Patel's brilliant knock, they could have won the 42nd title too last year.

India under-23 squad registered a resounding nine-wicket win over Pakistan in the final of the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup.

His sizzling 54-ball, unbeaten 112 won RCB the Eliminator against LSG and made the world sit up and take notice of Rajat Patidar, but one man who has seen him from close quarters wasn't too surprised by the Madhya Pradesh batsman's stunning feat.

Faiz and the players had done everything what Pandit had asked them to do for the last six months. Now, it was Pandit’s turn to oblige. He waited patiently for Faiz till he finished savouring the winning moment with the team and his family. After all, it has taken him 14 years to reach here.

Chandrakant Pandit is all set to be the coach of the India squad which would be defending its title in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled in New Zealand.

MCA's Managing Committee has chosen to defer the naming of chief selector and coach of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team till its next meeting.

Abhishek Nayar has been appointed as the new head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders, succeeding Chandrakant Pandit. Nayar, a long-standing member of the KKR setup since 2018, brings progressive coaching methods and a player-centric philosophy to the role. He will work alongside mentor Dwayne Bravo as KKR embarks on its next phase.