Hesson spent around eight weeks in India owing to the Kcoronavirus lockdown which resulted in restriction of overseas travel. But while India extended their lockdown to May 17, New Zealand eased their restrictions from the last week of April.
RCB Director of Cricket Mike Hesson, who was stranded in India with no IPL, finally returned home to New Zealand on Tuesday morning.
India had batted first in both Tests and Hesson said that was an important factor as conditions got better as the matches wore on.
Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin lauded the nation's effort in the fight against the COVID-19. He said that he hopes it is 'extended beyond this day'.
Hesson, who will take charge of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2020 IPL season, also said the 5-0 rout of New Zealand in the T20 series show the current lot of Indian players is exceptionally talented.
Despite stars like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle (for the better part), RCB has not won the IPL since the event's inception.
RCB director Mike Hesson, as well as franchise's newly-appointed head coach Simon Katich, heaped praises on Indian captain Virat Kohli after his match-winning innings against South Africa last night.
Mike Hesson, who was in contention for the role of head coach for Team India, expressed his opinion on the selection process, and also talked about his future with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Simon Katich will join Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as the new head coach, while Mike Hesson has been appointed as the Director of Cricket Operations.
A senior BCCI functionary said that it was a close call between Shastri and Hesson and New Zealand's track record under the Kiwi from 2012 till 2018 had almost sealed the deal for the former KXIP coach.
According to the CAC, the former New Zealand coach was the only candidate to match Ravi Shastri in terms of experience and qualifications.
The battle for the post of the Team India head coach has been narrowed down to six candidates the among 200 reported applicants.
The battle for the post of the Team India head coach has been narrowed down to six candidates and we take a look at their past coaching stints and experience so far.
The former New Zealand coach took over from Brad Hodge in October last year after Kings XI failed to enter the playoffs of 2018 IPL edition.
Russell was the star with a 19-ball unbeaten 49 in KKR's six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening match.
Mike Hesson recently called him the "young Chris Gayle" and expectations are high but Nicholas Pooran is not feeling the pressure.
Hesson wants Rahul to focus on the present and believes the future will then automatically take care of itself.
While Shami's workload definitely needs to be monitored, Rahul will be more than happy to play as many games as possible.
Mike Hesson said that not allowing Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to score freely early on in their innings is the only way to put pressure on them.
As per the International Cricket Council (ICC), the nine top-ranked sides will compete in the championship with each side playing six series.
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