Delhi Capitals have parted ways with assistant coaches Ajit Agarkar and Shane Watson after the team failed to make it to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The team missed its captain Rishabh Pant this season, who missed it completely. IPL Due to injuries sustained in a horrific road accident in December last year. David Warner led the team in his absence, but could not propel the team to the playoffs.
The team could win only five out of 14 matches and finished ninth in the points table. Even in IPL 2022, DC could not make it to the top four of the tournament. Agarkar and Watson had joined the team in the said positions after the mega auction ahead of IPL 2022. But the support staff under head coach Ricky Ponting could not deliver the desired results.
Having said that, Ponting is likely to hold on for at least one more year and will work alongside Sourav Ganguly who is the director of cricket of the franchise. DC co-owner Parth Jindal had tweeted a few days back and hinted at Ponting’s retention. “Preparations for next year’s @IPL underway here at @DelhiCapitals, with @sganguly99 and @rickyponting we assure fans that Kiran and I are working hard to get back to where we are with this franchise And this is at the top,” he had tweeted.
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