Former England international James will replace ex-Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen, who left the club on Tuesday following a poor run of results.
James last played for Kerala in 2014 and made 12 apparances for the Kochi-based club, who are co-owned by Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.
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