Bengaluru. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has made a big change just before the mega auction for the new season of the Indian Premier League franchise. On Monday, the franchise announced the appointment of Omkar Salvi as its bowling coach. Under Salvi's guidance, Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy titles last season.

Salvi, a well-known name in domestic cricket, has previously worked as an assistant coach of Kolkata Knight Riders. The franchise tweeted, "Current Mumbai head coach Omkar Salvi has been appointed as the bowling coach of RCB. Omkar has been a part of the Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy, and IPL winning team in the last eight months. Now this veteran is thrilled to join us for IPL 2025 after completing his responsibility in India's domestic season.

The current Ranji season will resume on January 23 and Omkar is expected to join RCB after its completion. Meanwhile, he will also guide Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Omkar is the younger brother of former Indian cricketer Avishkar Salvi. He played the only List A match for Railways in 2005. He has a contract with the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) till March 2025. RCB, which has been participating in the tournament since its first season in 2008, has not won the IPL title even once.