It’s not Sourav Ganguly! The 2011 World Cup winner could take over the coaching role at Delhi Capitals for IPL 2025: Report
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KEY POINTS
- Sourav Ganguly had expressed his desire to become the head coach of Delhi Capitals after parting ways with Ricky Ponting.
- However, the franchise is in talks with one of Ganguly’s protégés to take up a coaching role with the franchise.
- Ganguly is expected to remain as Chief Operating Officer of Cricket.
He Capitals of Delhi He recently separated from Ricky Ponting as the head coach of the franchise. In a recent interview, former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who is the current Director of Cricket Operations at the franchise, had expressed his interest in taking up a coaching role at the franchise. However, it seems that his former protégé and legendary India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh It could become part of the franchise. IPL 2025.
According to a report by Sportstar, Delhi Capitals are interested in bringing Yuvraj Singh on board as part of the franchise’s technical team. However, a final decision on the matter is awaited.
Previous reports claimed that Titans of Gujarat They were all set to replace Ashish Nehra with Yuvraj Singh. However, it seems that the IPL 2022 champions are considering a former Indian player to replace Gary Kirsten, who became Pakistan’s white-ball head coach.
The report also states that Delhi Capitals are looking to bolster their batting order in the IPL 2025 auctions and with Ricky Ponting leaving, they are looking for someone of Yuvraj Singh’s calibre to act as a mentor to the batsmen. Yuvraj has no prior coaching experience but has worked with Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma and a few other Punjab batsmen over the years.
Sourav Ganguly had earlier expressed his desire to become the head coach of the franchise. However, he is expected to be in charge of the overall affairs of the franchise as the Director of Cricket Operations, the report said.
Yuvraj Singh was previously a Delhi Capitals player. In the 2015 IPL auction, the franchise signed him for Rs 16 crore, making him the highest-paid player in IPL history at that time. He scored 248 runs in 14 matches for Delhi Capitals that year and was released ahead of the 2016 IPL auction.
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