New Delhi: Delhi Capitals, which is preparing for IPL 2027, has further strengthened its coaching staff. The franchise has appointed veteran Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas as its new fast bowling coach. Earlier, the team had given the responsibility of head coach to Sourav Ganguly and assistant coach and batting coach to Yuvraj Singh. Now with the arrival of Vaas, Delhi's coaching setup has become even more experienced.
Delhi Capitals are now eyeing better performance in the new season and their first IPL title. The team has been performing disappointingly for the last two seasons. In 2025, it could not even reach the playoffs, while in 2026 it finished sixth. For this reason the franchise has decided to make major changes.
Return to IPL after 16 years
Chaminda Vaas is counted among the most experienced fast bowlers in international cricket. In his career, he has taken 355 wickets in 111 Test matches and 400 wickets in 322 ODIs. He has 6 wickets in 6 matches in T20 International. Overall, he has 761 international wickets in his name. He was also a part of the Sri Lankan team that won the World Cup in 1996.
There has been experience of habitation in IPL also. He played 13 matches for Deccan Chargers in the first three seasons and took 18 wickets at an average of 19.72. Now after 16 years, he has returned as a coach in IPL, which is expected to benefit the young fast bowlers of Delhi a lot.
Have long experience in coaching also
Vaas's record as a bowling coach has also been excellent. He has been the bowling coach of the Sri Lankan national team. Apart from this, he was the bowling coach of Ireland in the 2016 T20 World Cup and has also worked as a consultant with the bowlers of New Zealand.
Delhi appointed Sourav Ganguly as head coach on 6 October. He was also associated with Delhi as a mentor in 2019, but this will be his first innings as a head coach. He has also coached Pretoria Capitals in the SA20 League. On October 13, Yuvraj Singh was made the assistant coach, which is his first formal coaching role. Now with the addition of Vaas, the Ganguly-Yuvraj pair has got a strong partner in bowling.