Ryan Harris and Craig McMillan appointed to Kings XI Punjab backroom team

Former Australia seamer Harris has been installed as bowling coach ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League, replacing Venkatesh Prasad, while ex-New Zealand international McMillan arrives as fielding coach

Kings XI Punjab have announced a raft of new faces on their backroom staff as change continues apace at the franchise.

Former Australia seamer Ryan Harris has been installed as bowling coach ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League, replacing Venkatesh Prasad, while ex-New Zealand international Craig McMillan arrives as fielding coach.

The appointments come off the back of Mike Hesson being signed up as head coach following the departure of Brad Hodge, and Virender Sehwag stepping down as team mentor.

Kings XI, who came seventh in the 2018 competition, have also named three other additions to their support staff.

^{Craig McMillan, left, worked with Mike Hesson (centre) in New Zealand}

Brett Harrop will be the squad's new physio, Sridharan Sriram takes up the batting coach role and Prasanna Raman joins as high-performance coach.

"Having quality coaches like Harris and McMillan will be a great asset to the team. They have both performed as players on the big stage and have made the transition into quality coaches. They will be excellent additions to the coaching team," Hesson said.

Kings XI's substantial turnover of personnel has extended into the playing staff, too, with 11 players released from their contracts.

The IPL auction is due to take place in Jaipur on December 18.

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