Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly retain respective roles at Delhi Capitals after IPL 2023 flop show

While Ricky Ponting continues as head coach, Sourav Ganguly remains the Director of Cricket at Delhi Capitals.

Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly. (Image: Twitter)

New Delhi: Amid rumors that Sourav Ganguly will take over Ricky Ponting’s coaching duties at Delhi Capitals, franchise co-owner Parth Jindal dropped a major hint at the team’s support staff for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.

Led by David Warner, Delhi Capitals finished an embarrassing ninth place in IPL 2023. After Delhi Capitals’ poor performance, there were speculations that Ponting might not continue and Ganguly would take over.

However, Jindal took to Twitter to announce that the core group remains and will continue. While Ponting remains on as head coach, Ganguly remains in his position as director of cricket.

Preparations for the coming years @IPL are going on here @DelhiCapitals along the side @SGanguly99 And @RickyPonting we assure the fans that Kiran and I are working hard to get back to where we want this franchise to be and that is right up there.

— ParthJindal (@ParthJindal11) June 14, 2023

“Preparations for next year’s IPL are underway here in Delhi Capitals along with SGanguly99 and Ricky Ponting. We assure the fans that Kiran (Grandhi) and I are working hard to get back to where we want this franchise to be and that is right at the top,” Jindal tweeted.

Meanwhile, it’s not certain whether James Hopes and Shane Watson will stay with the franchise. There is no clarity on the fate of field coach Biju George, while Praveen Amre and Ajit Agarkar are likely to be left behind.