Hemang Badani Named Delhi Capitals Head Coach

Hemang Badani has been appointed as the new head coach of the Delhi Capitals for IPL 2025, replacing Ricky Ponting. Alongside Badani, Venugopal Rao will serve as the director of cricket, taking over from Sourav Ganguly. This change is part of a broader restructuring by the DC franchise to integrate more home-grown talent into their coaching staff. The franchise aims to break its IPL title drought, having never won the tournament and only reaching the final once in 2020. Key players like Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav are expected to be retained for the upcoming season. The Delhi Capitals' management structure involves alternating operational leadership between co-owners GMR Group and JSW Sports every two years, with a focus on strategic decisions like auctions and player retentions.