Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has hinted at taking on a training function with the Delhi Capitals (DC) from the IPL 2027 season onwards. Whereas Ganguly has served as mentor and Director of Cricket for the franchise, he has by no means been a part of the setup in a training capability.
Ganguly has additionally been actively concerned with the Delhi Capitals’ Girls’s Premier League (WPL) crew, notably representing the franchise on the public sale desk final 12 months. Throughout this era, he additionally served because the President of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) earlier than being succeeded by Roger Binny in 2022.
Reflecting on his affiliation with the Capitals, Ganguly stated he has loved being a part of the franchise over the past six years. He credited Parth Jindal, DC co-owner and founding father of JSW Sports activities, for his imaginative and prescient and management, and acknowledged his personal function in shaping the crew’s path and efficiency.
“It has been an ideal journey. I have been concerned with the Delhi Capitals franchise throughout groups, together with the WPL. Final season, I labored extra behind the scenes — constructing squads, planning auctions, and monitoring performances — though I wasn’t within the dugout for 2 years,” Ganguly stated whereas talking at a SA20 occasion.
“I labored with the IPL crew in 2019 and 2020, after which rejoined extra actively within the 2023 season after finishing my tenure as BCCI President. When Parth took over the franchise in 2019, I used to be deeply concerned in shaping its path, and the crew carried out very properly,” Ganguly stated.
GANGULY JOINS PRETORIA CAPITALS
Sourav Ganguly has expanded his function with the Capitals, taking cost as head coach of the Pretoria Capitals for the upcoming SA20 season. The previous India captain stated that after teaching Pretoria, he may take into account an identical function within the IPL.
“This 12 months, since another person is overseeing the IPL aspect, I’ve had extra time to concentrate on Pretoria Capitals. After discussions with Parth, I made a decision to commit totally for a month — being concerned in day-to-day actions, managing wins and losses, and contributing in the course of the public sale,” Ganguly stated.
“That is why I am working full-time with the franchise this 12 months, and this involvement will proceed into the upcoming IPL season as properly. Parth’s ardour for the sport is clear from the various roles he is taken on, and it has been an ideal expertise working with him,” Ganguly added.
Ganguly will intention to show across the fortunes of the Pretoria Capitals within the upcoming SA20 season after the crew did not qualify for the playoffs in earlier editions.
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