Delhi Capitals rope in Sourav Ganguly as Director of Cricket

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly is set to rejoin Delhi Capitals camp, as per a report in PTI. The former India cricketer will reunite with the franchis. He served as a mentor for Delhi Capitals during the 2019 season.

Ganguly had stepped down from his role as BCCI president, with Roger Binny succeeding him as the new president. The former cricketer, revered as one the greatest Indian captains of all time, will oversee the functioning of Delhi Capitals. Along with Delhi Capitals, Ganguly will also look after their sister franchises, Dubai Capitals in ILT20 and the SA20 league side Pretoria Capitals.

“Yes, Sourav will be back with Delhi Capitals from this year. The discussions and modalities are over. He has worked with the franchise, shares a good comfort level with owners and if he would have worked in IPL, it would have always been with DC,” an IPL source tracking developments told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

The Delhi Capitals made five signings at the recently concluded IPL auction. Capturing the signature of coveted dashers Phil Salt and Rilee Rossouw, along with Manish Pandey and Ishant Sharma. However, it was the young uncapped Indian pacer Mukesh Kumar, who turned out to be their most expensive buy.

Delhi Full Squad: Rishabh Pant (captain), David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Ishant Sharma, Phil Salt, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw