New Delhi . Indian Cricket Team's former veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh will be seen in a new role in IPL 2027. He has been appointed assistant and batting coach by Delhi Capitals for the upcoming season. With this responsibility, Yuvraj will start his IPL coaching career. Yuvraj, who is known for his aggressive batting and performance in big matches in Indian cricket, will now work to guide the team players.
With the appointment of Yuvraj Singh, his old pairing with Sourav Ganguly will also be seen again in Delhi Capitals. Former Indian team captain Ganguly will play the role of head coach of Delhi in the upcoming season. Yuvraj will work with him on aspects related to the team's batting and preparation of the players. Both have previously been associated with the Indian cricket team and will now share the coaching responsibilities at the franchise level.
Yuvraj Singh has played an important role in India's 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup victories. His performances in both the tournaments made him one of the leading players of Indian cricket. During his international career, he contributed with batting as well as bowling. Now his experience will be shared with the players of Delhi Capitals. This appointment is also a new chapter for him, because before this he had not taken the responsibility of formal coaching for any franchise in the IPL.
However, Yuvraj has been mentoring many young and emerging players of Indian cricket for some time now. These include names like Shubhman Gill and Abhishek Sharma. Given his work and experience with young batsmen, his new role is being considered important for the batting department. With Delhi Capitals, he will now get the opportunity to contribute to matters related to the team players' technique, batting preparation and performance on the field.
Yuvraj also has a long relationship with Delhi Capitals. He became a part of this franchise in 2015, when the team was known as Delhi Daredevils. At that time he was bought for Rs 16 crore and he became the most expensive player in IPL history. He played all 14 matches of the team that season. Now after almost 11 years, he is associated with the same franchise, but this time his role will not be that of a player, but that of a member of the coaching staff.
Delhi Capitals has not been able to win the IPL title yet. The team reached the final in 2020, but after that it was not successful in winning the trophy. In the upcoming season, the franchise will enter the field with the aim of winning the title. There has been a change in the coaching structure of the team with Sourav Ganguly becoming the head coach and Yuvraj Singh becoming the assistant and batting coach. Now both the former Indian greats will work with the players in preparation for the upcoming season.