Munaf Patel Appointed Bowling Coach Of Delhi Capitals Ahead Of IPL 2025

Former India pacer Munaf Patel has been appointed as the bowling coach for Delhi Capitals ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League ( IPL ) season. The 41-year-old, who retired from professional cricket in 2018, will take on this high-profile coaching role for the first time in his career. 

Munaf Patel will work alongside newly-appointed head coach Hemang Badani and DC's director of cricket, Venugopal Rao. Munaf was part of the Indian cricket team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup. 

He will replace James Hopes, who left the franchise along with head coach Ricky Ponting post IPL 2024.

Munaf has represented India across formats, having played 86 international matches and taking 125 international wickets.

He was a part of India's World Cup-winning squad in 2011 and also won the IPL twice -- Rajasthan Royals (2008) and Mumbai Indians (2013).

DC have retained four players -- Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abishek Porel -- for the upcoming season.

The franchise will have a purse of Rs 73 crore heading into the mega auction in Jeddah on November 24 and 25. DC will have the option of retaining two more players courtesy of the Right To Match (RTM) cards. They could retain a capped and an uncapped player, or two capped players. 

(With agency inputs)