Sourav Ganguly returned to the important position of Delhi Capitals, Warner gave a big statement for Rishabh Pant

Delhi Capitals made several important announcements on Thursday. Delhi Capitals have appointed David Warner as the captain and Akshar Patel as the vice-captain for the upcoming IPL. The franchise also announced the appointment of Sourav Ganguly as the Director of Cricket. Ganguly was associated with Delhi Capitals in 2019 as a mentor.

Ganguly said –

“I am happy to be back with Delhi Capitals. It’s been a great few months with the women’s team and with the Pretoria Capitals. My focus is on the upcoming IPL season. Hope we will do better in future.”

Commenting on his appointment, Sourav Ganguly said that he is very happy to return to Delhi Capitals and he has already got a feel for it by working with the franchise in SA20 and WPL.

David Warner said after becoming the captain of Delhi Capitals – “Rishabh Pant has been a wonderful captain of the franchise. We will all miss him. I would like to thank the team management for always reposing faith in me. This franchise has always been for me. It’s been home. I’m looking forward to leading some very talented players. I’m looking forward to meeting everyone.”

Talking about the new appointments, Delhi Capitals Chairman Parth Jindal said –

“There was no better contender than David Warner to lead Delhi Capitals in Rishabh Pant’s absence. With Warner, Ponting and Ganguly around, I have no doubt that we will be the ones to watch in the tournament.”

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