Will Sourav Ganguly be fired from Delhi Capitals? The franchise has given this player a big responsibility
Delhi Capitals is making rapid changes ahead of IPL 2025. Recently, it removed Ricky Ponting from the post of head coach. After his departure, the franchise was looking for a new head coach, which is now complete. According to a Cricbuzz report, former India cricketer Hemang Badani will take over this position in IPL 2025. He has been made the head coach of the team for the next two seasons. He has played 44 international matches for India and was previously part of Brian Lara's coaching staff at Sunrisers Hyderabad. Badani was working there as a scout apart from fielding coach. Meanwhile, there is also news that after Ricky Ponting, now Sourav Ganguly can also be removed from Delhi Capitals.
Will Delhi Capitals remove Ganguly?
Sourav Ganguly was appointed as the Director of Cricket of Delhi Capitals in 2023. Now according to the latest report, it is being speculated that after Ponting, the franchise has also removed him. Because former cricketer and friend of head coach Hemang Badani, Venugopal Rao has been appointed as the Director of Cricket of the team.
However, it is not clear yet whether Venugopal will take this responsibility only for the Delhi Capitals team or for the entire franchise. Let us tell you that apart from IPL, the franchise also has teams in America's Major League Cricket, South Africa T20 and ILT20 League. Ganguly was given the responsibility of all these teams of the franchise.
Have worked for Delhi Capitals
Hemang Badani and Venugopal Rao have been playing together for MRF in the Chennai League for a long time. Apart from this, both are known for working together. Both have been working for the subsidiary teams of the franchise. Especially in UAE's ILT20 and America's Major League Cricket, both have been looking after the work of the franchise. Now both have got big responsibilities in IPL.
Along with the new responsibility, the Delhi Capitals management has also given him complete freedom to choose the coaching staff. Apart from Badani and Venugopal, former Team India fast bowler Munaf Patel can also join Delhi Capitals. The franchise can make him the bowling coach in IPL.