Sourav Ganguly joins Delhi Capitals with new role for IPL 2023

Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will be returning as Director of Cricket with the Delhi Capitals during IPL 2023 starting in April, sources said. Sourav Ganguly joins Delhi Capitals with new role for IPL 2023. The former India captain, who was replaced by as BCCI president by Roger Binny in October.

Will also oversee all the cricket verticals of the franchise along with the ILT20 team Dubai Capitals and the SA T230 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 media on conditions of anonymity. Ganguly will oversee all the cricket verticals of the franchise along with the ILT20 team Dubai Capitals and the SA T230 league side Pretoria Capitals. Ganguly, a former Kolkata Knight Riders and Sahara Pune Warriors captain.

Exited the Indian cricket administration after his terms as the board president ended in October last year. The former opening batter is set to resume his partnership with former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. After being rivals on the cricket field, Ganguly and Ponting played together for the first time in the IPL for KKR in the inaugural season. The two reunited at DC with Ponting as the head coach and Ganguly as the team mentor in IPL 2019.

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Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will play an active role along with Ponting in building a solid core for DC in IPL 2023. Their immediate job will be to keep a backup captain ready as multiple reports have suggested that regular DC skipper Rishabh Pant is unlikely to take part in the entire IPL 2023.