New Delhi, March 10 -- Gujarat Titans have appointed two-time Australian World Cup-winner Matthew Hayden as batting coach ahead of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the franchise announced on Tuesday. Although the start and final dates of the IPL 2026 are out, the final fixture is yet to be officially announced by the BCCI and IPL Governing Council.

Hayden thus reunites with fellow Matthew Wade, who is working as an assistant coach at Gujarat Titans. Besides Wade, head coach Ashish Nehra, assistant coaches Parthiv Patel, Naeem Amin, Narender Negi and Aashish Kapoor and Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki will be helping Hayden.

"A World Cup winner and one of the most dominant opening batters of his era, Hayden join...