Munaf Patel, the previous Bharat bowler and ODI Global Cup winner, would be the fresh bowling professor of Delhi Capitals (DC). The franchise made the announcement on Tuesday, with Munaf becoming a member of head professor Hemang Badani and director of cricket Venugopal Rao within the crew’s new-look backroom personnel for IPL 2025.
This will probably be Munaf’s first high-profile training gig next retiring from aggressive cricket in 2018. Since next, he has been enjoying in a couple of competitions comprising retired cricketers. However prior to that, he made his mark as a pacer with the ability to generate opposite swing and ship yorkers. Except a world profession of 86 caps throughout 3 codecs between 2006 and 2011, Munaf additionally represented Rajasthan Royals (2008-2010, Mumbai Indians (2011-2013) and Gujarat Lions (2017). He gained the 2013 IPL season with Mumbai.
Munaf replaces former Australia allrounder James Hopes within the function. DC had amicably parted tactics with Hopes – and previous head professor Ricky Ponting as a part of an overhaul in July 2024 and feature since keen on a training unit made up basically of Indians.
As a part of their plans for the next three-year IPL cycle and a mega public sale next this day, DC have retained spin-bowling allrounder Axar Patel, wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav, South African batter Tristan Stubbs and uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel.
They head into the public sale on November 24 and 25 with the third-highest handbag of INR 73 crore, taking a look to seriously support their performances next failing to put together the playoffs for the utmost 3 IPL seasons.