new Delhi: The new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) is going to start from March 26. For which the preparation of the teams has already started. Now the team is busy making its own strategy. Meanwhile, an announcement has been made by Delhi Capitals regarding the supporting staff and former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson will be present with the team as an assistant coach.
Delhi Capitals on Tuesday announced that Shane Watson will join the team as Assistant Coats. The team already has Ricky Ponting (Head Coach), Praveen Amre (Assistant Coach), Ajit Agarkar (Assistant Coach), James Hopes (Bowling Coach) in the form.
ANNOUNCEMENT
It gives us great pleasure to welcome one of the greatest T20 all-rounders & a bona fide IPL legend to the Delhi Capitals as an Assistant Coach
Can’t wait to have you in the DC camp, @ShaneRWatson33
https://t.co/kKUDaKwPXc#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/B5u2RdkKIj
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 15, 2022
At the same time, on the new responsibility, Shane Watson said that, IPL is counted in the best league in the world. I have had a wonderful memory here as a cricketer. In such a situation, by joining Delhi, he will try to take the team forward along with Ricky and everyone else.
Winner of the inaugural IPL in 2008 ️ Winner of the 2018 IPL and Player of the Final ️ Joins Delhi Capitals as Assistant Coach to help in the quest for our first IPL title
Join us in giving @ShaneRWatson33 a hearty welcome#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/EkCRcJpU4S
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 15, 2022
Let us tell you that Shane Watson is known as a successful batsman in IPL. He played for Rajasthan Royals from 2008 to 2015, while he was a player for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
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After that from the year 2018 to 2020, he was a part of MS Dhoni’s captaincy team Chennai Super Kings. Perhaps you all remember that he played in the final of IPL 2019 with an injured knee. However, that match was lost by Chennai.