Who is Navnita Gautam RCB IPL: Who is Navnita Gautam, IPL’s first female massage therapist, keeps players like Virat Kohli fit

New Delhi: IPL 2025 champion Royal Challengers Bangalore team is performing well in the 19th season also. Be it batting or bowling, the dominance of RCB players is visible in every department, but meanwhile, a female member of the team’s support staff has suddenly come into the limelight. The name of this female member of RCB’s support staff is Navneeta Gautam. He is part of the physiotherapist team of RCB. Recently, a picture of hers went viral on social media, in which she is massaging Virat Kohli. In such a situation, let us know who Navnita Gautam is.

Who is Navneeta, member of RCB support staff?

Navnita Gautam is a Canadian citizen of Indian origin. He has obtained a degree in Physiotherapy from Vancouver, Canada. Before RCB, Navneeta has worked with the Toronto National Team in Canada’s Global T20 League. Apart from this, he has also served in some golf tours of Asia and Europe. She has also worked with the Indian women’s basketball team in the Asia Cup.

Navneeta Gautam joined RCB in the year 2020 and she is the first female support staff member to join any team in IPL. She is also the first female massage therapist of IPL. Apart from the men’s team, Navneeta has also helped RCB players stay fit in the Women’s Premier League.

Navneeta spoke about working with the men’s team

It is quite unusual to have a female support staff with a men’s cricket team. There will be only a few selected teams across the world in which women support staff can be seen. Navneeta is also one of them. In such a situation, when he was asked about working with the men’s team, he said that all the 20 or 22 men in the team are like my brother. As long as you are comfortable with your work, things like gender don’t matter.