Sourav Ganguly Appointed Delhi Capitals Head Coach

New Delhi. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the head coach of Delhi Capitals. He will take charge of the team in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ganguly has previously worked with Delhi Capitals as 'Director of Cricket'. In 2025, he took on his first coaching role as the head coach of Pretoria Capitals. As a player, Ganguly scored 1,349 runs in 59 IPL matches, with his highest score being 91 and he also hit 7 half-centuries. He has captained Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors India in the IPL. Ganguly made his IPL debut in 2008 with KKR and played his last match for Pune Warriors in 2012. As a bowler, he has 10 wickets to his name. Delhi Capitals is still waiting for its first IPL trophy. The team reached the final for the first time in 2020 but lost to Mumbai Indians. Ganguly made his international cricket debut in an ODI against West Indies in 1992. He made his Test debut at Lord's in England in 1996, playing a brilliant innings of 131 runs. He scored 7,212 runs in 113 Test matches and 11,363 runs in 311 ODIs in his international career. He hit 16 Test centuries and 22 ODI centuries. Becoming captain of the Indian team in 2000, India under his leadership won many historic Test matches abroad and reached the final of the 2003 World Cup. After leading India to the Champions Trophy final in 2002, he shared the trophy with Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya. In the same year, India won the NatWest Trophy at Lord's. Ganguly retired from international cricket in 2008. Ganguly is the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). Becoming president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2019, he resigned from the post in 2022. Roger Binny, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, became the new president in his place.