Delhi Capitals is highly unlikely to appoint Sourav Ganguly as their new head coach after deciding to part ways with Ricky Ponting despite the former India captain putting his hand up. A day before DC went public with Ponting’s sacking after seven long seasons, Ganguly, in an interview with Bengali Daily Aajkaal, expressed his desire to don the coach’s hat for the first time in his career.
“Why not me? Let’s see if I can do it or not. We need to rope in some new players. I wanted to bring in England’s new star, Jamie Smith, for DC’s SA20 side (Pretoria Capitals). He was even ready to come in, but then England will be busy for their India tour at that time,” Ganguly said.
DC, however, is not keen on giving Ganguly the dual responsibility of Director of Cricket and head coach, reported News18. The former BCCI president is DC’s Director of Cricket and oversees DC’s sister franchises, the ILT20 team Dubai Capitals and the SA T20 league side Pretoria Capitals.
“Ganguly already has a lot of things on his plate – planning multiple things for the franchise as the Director of Cricket,” a source was quoted as saying in the report.
DC, in fact, are looking at someone like Gautam Gambhir, who has had great success in his short career as a mentor, eventually opening the doors for him to become the head coach of Team India. Gambhir took the Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs in his first two seasons and then helped the Kolkata Knight Riders win the IPL after a decade.
“The team needs a very hands-on coach who follows the circuit very aggressively. Like Gautam Gambhir does. It’s no surprise that he has been so successful as a mentor. He keeps track of players – both international and domestic,” the source added.
