Sourav Ganguly returns to Indian T20 League, set to join popular franchise- Reports

As per reports, former Indian Cricket Board president Sourav Ganguly is set to be appointed as Delhi’s Director of Cricket in the Indian T20 League. The former India captain was part of the franchise as an advisor in the 2019 edition before he took over as the president of the Indian Cricket Board.

The former India captain, who stepped down from the Indian Cricket Board president’s post in October, will also oversee all the cricket verticals of the franchise along with the ILT20 team Dubai Capitals and the SA T20 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 Indian T20 League, it would have always been with Delhi,” an Indian T20 League source was quoted as saying.

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 cash-rich league for the Kolkata-based franchise in the inaugural season. The two reunited at Delhi with Ponting as the head coach and Ganguly as the team mentor in 2019.

Who will lead Delhi in the upcoming season

Ganguly will play an active role along with Ponting in building a solid core for Delhi in the Indian T20 League 2023. Their immediate job will be to keep a backup captain ready as multiple reports have suggested that regular skipper Rishabh Pant is unlikely to take part in the entire 2023 season.

Pant suffered a car crash on December 30 while driving to his hometown in Roorkee. He sustained injuries to his forehead, back, right knee, wrist and ankle. The left-handed wicketkeeper-batter is currently admitted to a hospital in Dehradun.

Star batter from Australia, David Warner can be a good option for the Delhi franchise to lead the team. He has experience of being a leader or captain in the Indian T20 League. Warner was the captain of the Hyderabad franchise when they won the tournament in 2016. As an individual batter also, Warner has been a legend in the history of this tournament.