NEW DELHI: Former BCCI Chairman Sourav Ganguly will return to the IPL fold as Director of Cricket with the Capitals of Delhi in the next edition which will begin in April, confirmed sources familiar with the development.
The former India captain, who stepped down as BCCI chairman in October, will also oversee all of the franchise’s cricket verticals with the ILT20 team. Capitals of Dubai and the SA T230 league team Capitals of Pretoria.
“Yes, Sourav will be back with Delhi Capitals from this year. Discussions and terms are complete.
“He’s worked with the franchise, shares a good level of comfort with the owners and if he had worked at IPL it would have always been with DC,” an IPL source following the developments on condition of release told PTI. anonymity.
Ganguly was the Delhi Capitals’ mentor during his stint with the franchise in 2019.
It is understood that the Delhi Capitals’ recent bidding picks had both head coach Ricky Ponting and Ganguly’s fingerprints.
The former India captain, who stepped down as BCCI chairman in October, will also oversee all of the franchise’s cricket verticals with the ILT20 team. Capitals of Dubai and the SA T230 league team Capitals of Pretoria.
“Yes, Sourav will be back with Delhi Capitals from this year. Discussions and terms are complete.
“He’s worked with the franchise, shares a good level of comfort with the owners and if he had worked at IPL it would have always been with DC,” an IPL source following the developments on condition of release told PTI. anonymity.
Ganguly was the Delhi Capitals’ mentor during his stint with the franchise in 2019.
It is understood that the Delhi Capitals’ recent bidding picks had both head coach Ricky Ponting and Ganguly’s fingerprints.
