Gulf Giants , the ILT20 franchise, have appointed Jonathan Trott as head coach and Shane Bond as bowling coach for the upcoming season. They replace Andy Flower and Ottis Gibson, respectively.

Apart from being Afghanistan's head coach, Trott was also the head coach of Pretoria Capitals in SA20 and was replaced by Sourav Ganguly there. Bond's recent stints have been with Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and with Paarl Royals in SA20.

"The Gulf Giants have quickly become one of the ILT20's most successful teams," Trott said in a statement. "My goal is to empower players to excel and help shape a championship-winning squad through the first-ever ILT20 auction."

The ILT20 auction will be held on September 30 in Dubai for the fourth season which is set to run from Decemb

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