Former Australia batsman and T20 veteran Brand Hodge has signed a three-year contract for the head coachs post with the Kings XI Punjab. Hodge is likely to report to Virender Sehwag, the franchises mentor-cum director of cricket. The 42-year-old held a similar role with the new defunct Indian Premier League (IPL) side Gujarat Lions for the last two seasons. The head coachs job was informally held by Sehwag after Team India batting coach Sanjay Bangar resigned in December 2016.Hodge will be playing for Melbourne Renegades in the 2017-18 Big Bash League (BBL) before joining the Punjab franchise as the head coach. The Victorian has played for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the IPL. He has scored 1400 runs at an average of 33.33 from 66 matches.We have signed a three-year agreement with Brad, who will be our head coach, Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia was quoted as saying.