Overview
- Multiple outlets citing IANS report that Bahutule is likely to take over Punjab Kings' spin-bowling brief ahead of the 2026 season.
- It is understood he has begun scouting for PBKS as the franchise prepares for the December IPL 2026 auction.
- Bahutule left Rajasthan Royals after IPL 2025 as the team reshaped its backroom staff following a ninth-place finish.
- He would replace Sunil Joshi, who departed PBKS to become a spin coach at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
- The former India leg-spinner previously served three years as the CoE's spin coach and has past coaching stints with RR, with any appointment yet to be formally announced by the teams.