Live Update: 3 Delhi Citals players who could get a bigger role under Sourav Ganguly Sourav Ganguly takes charge as Delhi Citals head coach ahead of IPL 2027, and these three players stand to benefit from the change.
3 Delhi Citals players who could get a bigger role under Sourav Ganguly (Photo Source: DC) Sourav Ganguly was officially announced as head coach of Delhi Citals on October 6, 2026, ahead of the IPL 2027 season. This is his first formal head coaching role with the franchise, having previously served as an advisor and later as Director of Cricket for both the men’s and women’s teams since 2019. The coaching change follows an alternating two-year operating cycle agreed between Delhi Citals’ co-owners.
Hemang Badani led the coaching group for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, and Ganguly now takes over for the next cycle. Delhi Citals finished sixth in the 2026 IPL league stage, and the new management will be looking to improve on that result in IPL 2027. We look at three players who could feature more prominently for the Citals under the former India ctain.
Kyle Jamieson Kyle Jamieson (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Kyle Jamieson is a tall New Zealand seamer who played just two matches for Delhi Citals in the 2026 IPL season, taking two wickets across those pearances. His limited opportunities meant he could not establish himself as a regular in the playing eleven under the previous setup. With Mitchell Starc’s availability for IPL 2027 up in the air given Australia’s international schedule, including the Ashes series and the 2027 ODI World Cup, Delhi Citals may need to rely more heavily on Jamieson as their primary overseas pace oon.
A settled run in the side could allow him to demonstrate his full value as a wicket-taking seamer in the powerplay and at the death. Madhav Tiwari Madhav Tiwari (Photo Source: Madhav Tiwari/IG) Madhav Tiwari is an all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh who featured in the 2026 IPL season for Delhi Citals, contributing with both seam bowling and lower-order death hitting. He was part of the squad listed for the 2026 season but only cemented his place in the side in Delhi’s last matches of the campaign.
His inclusion as a consistent oon could help Delhi Citals manage their overseas combinations more effectively. As a domestic all-rounder who can contribute in multiple phases of the game, Tiwari offers the kind of flexibility that a new coaching staff often values when reshing a squad’s balance. Vipraj Nigam Vipraj-Nigam.
(Photo source: IPL) Kuldeep Yadav’s departure to the Lucknow Super Giants ahead of IPL 2027 leaves a g in Delhi Citals’ spin attack. Vipraj Nigam , an all-rounder known for his leg-spin bowling and lower-order hitting, has been in and around India squads in 2026 and is part of the Delhi Citals setup. With Axar Patel remaining as ctain and first-choice spinner, the second spinner’s role becomes important.
Nigam’s leg-spin offers a different dimension alongside Axar’s left-arm orthodox bowling, and a new coaching regime under Ganguly could give him the extended run he needs to establish himself in that position.
