India’s legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who played a huge role in T20 World Cup 2007 and ODI World Cup 2011 triumphs, is set to take a coaching role for the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). As per a report by TOI, Yuvraj is set to making his coaching debut for Delhi Capitals (DC) after mentoring players like Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Prabhsimran Singh and others.
The English daily reports that a senior DC official has confirmed the development.
“Who wouldn't want a Yuvraj Singh in the dugout? Many of his former teammates, including Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan and Virender Sehwag, have had coaching stints in the IPL,” the source told the publication.
Currently, Hemang Badani is the head coach of DC. The Delhi franchise is one of the two teams who have been part of the IPL since the inaugural edition but haven’t been able to lift the trophy. The Axar Patel-led DC failed to make it to the playoffs and finished sixth on the points table with seven wins and as many losses. The last time DC qualified for playoffs was in 2021. They have managed to reach just one final in 2020 under Shreyas Iyer’s leadership before letting him go.
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Yuvraj was part of DC in IPL 2015
Yuvraj has been part of the Delhi franchise before as a player. He played for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the 2015 edition of the IPL, scoring 248 runs at an average just over 19, including two fifties.
Yuvraj, the 2-time IPL-winner
Apart from DC, Yuvraj has represented Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), now-defunct Pune Warriors India, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI). As a player, he has been part of two IPL-winning sides. In 2016 with SRH and in 2019 with MI, he lifted the IPL trophy.
Overall, he has played 132 IPL games and scored 2,750 runs at an average of 24.77 and strike rate of 129.71. He has 13 fifties in his IPL career. With the ball, the left-arm spinner has 36 wickets, averaging close to 30, including two four-fers. In the 2009 edition, he bagged two hat-tricks as well.