New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- ILT20 outfit Gulf Giants have roped in former England top-order batter Jonathan Trott as head coach and ex-New Zealand tearaway Shane Bond as bowling coach for the upcoming season, replacing Andy Flower and Ottis Gibson, respectively.

Apart from serving as Afghanistan's head coach, Trott was associated with the SA20 franchise Pretoria Capitals in the same position. On Sunday afternoon, Pretoria Capitals confirmed that former India captain Sourav Ganguly replaced Trott. In the last season, Trott struggled to conjure up the winning formula for the Capitals and saw his side finish second from bottom in the group stage.

In less than 24 hours, the former English batter announced his new journey with the Gulf Giants. On ...