Adrian le Roux will begin his second stint as the Indian team's strength and conditioning coach (Picture credit: Instagram @adrianleroux)

South African sports scientist Adrian le Roux, who has a small history of working with the Indian team in the early 2000s, is all set to replace strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai in the Indian team setup, after the latter was recently relieved of his duties.

According to Le Roux‘s website, the Cape Town-based coach has a passion for endurance sports that include running, cycling, triathlon and ultra-endurance events, and he has taken part in several endurance events over many decades.

Along with coaching many endurance athletes, Le Roux was the strength and conditioning coach for the South African national cricket team as well and is still involved in the Indian Premier League as a consultant in athletic performance.

At the moment, Le Roux is working with the Punjab Kings, having joined the franchise in 2020. He was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders earlier, from 2008 to 2019, in a 12-year-long association.

As a coach, Le Roux loves ‘helping people cross the line, improve individual performance and reach their true potential’, his website says.

Last month, Le Roux was seen in a cycling event with former India head coach Gary Kirsten as well.