Sourav Ganguly No More With Delhi Capitals? IPL Franchise Appoints New Director Of Cricket: Report
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Sourav Ganguly is the current Director of Cricket of the Delhi Capitals.
- The franchise are looking to appoint a former India all-rounder in that position.
- This means that this could be the end for Sourav Ganguly.
A lot seems to be happening at the Delhi Capitals, as they are going for a major overhaul to their backroom staff ahead of IPL 2025. A few months ago they parted ways with head coach Ricky Ponting, and now it looks like the next legend in line to leave the franchise is none other than their current Director of Cricket and legendary India captain Souav Ganguly. This speculation comes after a major report which states that the former two-time IPL finalists have appointed a new Director of Cricket.
Venugopal Rao Appointed Delhi Capitals Director Of Cricket
According to a report by Cricbuzz, former India all-rounder and ex-Delhi Capitals star Venugopal Rao has been appointed as the new Director of Cricket of the franchise. Appointing Rao in this position means that either Sourav Ganguly has to step down, or he may be shifted to another position of power inside the franchise.
Rao joins former India batter and ex-teammate of Sourav Ganguly, Hemang Badani, who is set to take over as the head coach of the franchise for the upcoming two IPL seasons according to the report.
Both Rao and Badani have been involved with Delhi Capitals' sister franchises in the ILT20 (Dubai Capitals) and the MLC (Seattle Orcas).
In addition to these two, Munaf Patel is set to become the new bowling coach of the Delhi Capitals.
Sourav Ganguly Expressed Wish To Become New Head Coach Of Delhi Capitals
In an interaction with Bengal daily Aajkal back in July, Sourav Ganguly had expressed his wish to become the head coach of the Delhi Capitals. He also revealed that Ponting was going to part ways as the head coach, and thatthey would be looking for Indian coaches for the previous season.
"I have to plan for next year's IPL. I want to win the IPL for Delhi Capitals once. The mega auction is next year, and hence I have started planning from now on. Let me break a news. Ricky Ponting will not be the head coach of Delhi Capitals. Geoffery Boycott was right, as Ponting has not been able to take the franchise forward in the past 7 years. I have to speak with the franchise and ask them to look at Indian coaches.I will be the head coach. Let's see how I perform," Ganguly said.
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