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Delhi Capitals on Thursday introduced Hemang Badani and Venugopal Rao as their new head coach and director of cricket for the Indian Premier League (IPL) respectively. In the meantime, on the identical day, JSW Sports activities, the co-owners of the franchise appointed Sourav Ganguly because the director of cricket together with his position masking all its cricketing properties together with the Delhi workforce within the IPL and the WPL together with the Pretoria Capitals franchise in SA20.
Ganguly joined Delhi Capitals in 2019 as an advisor, the place he labored alongside coach Ricky Ponting, and later returned to the franchise as Director of Cricket after his stint as BCCI president.
In the meantime, Badani represented India in 4 Exams and 40 ODIs an has labored with Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2021-23 as a fielding coach and a batting coach in successive seasons. He has additionally coached the Jaffna Kings franchise to 2 consecutive Lankan Premier League titles.
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We’re delighted to welcome Venugopal Rao & Hemang Badani of their roles as Director of Cricket (IPL) & Head Coach (IPL) respectively 🫡
Here is to a brand new starting with a roaring imaginative and prescient for fulfillment 🙌
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— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) October 17, 2024
He was additionally the batting coach for the title wining Sunrisers Japanese Cape facet within the inaugural version of the SA20. The 47-year- outdated was additionally Head Coach of the Dubai Capitals facet that reached this 12 months’s ILT20 ultimate.
“It’s my absolute honour to be becoming a member of Delhi Capitals, and I’m deeply grateful to our homeowners for trusting me with the job. With the mega public sale across the nook, my job, in collaboration with the remainder of our teaching employees, is lower out. I can’t wait to get began.” Badani mentioned after his appointment.
Rao, in the meantime, performed 16 ODIs for India and was part of the 2009 IPL profitable squad with Deccan Chargers in addition to enjoying 3 seasons of the IPL with Delhi Daredevils (2011-13).
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