Delhi Capitals have appointed former India batter Hemang Badani as head coach (IPL) and Venugopal Rao as director of cricket (IPL).
In a exclusive, Badani spoke about his Midas touch as a coach and what it takes to be a successful coach.!
Hemang Badani
Indian commentator and former cricketer
Hemang Kamal Badani (pronunciationⓘ; born 14 November 1976) is a former Indian international cricketer.
He is a left-handed batter and an occasional slow left-arm bowler. He had represented the Indian cricket team while also representing Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana and Vidarbha in domestic cricket. He was part of the Indian squad that finished as runners-up at the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy.
He is Present Head coach of Delhi Capitals team in Indian Premier League[1]
Early life
Hemang Badani was born on 14 November 1976 in a Gujarati family in Madras, Tamil Nadu.[2] Badani is fluent in languages Tamil, English, Gujarati, Hindi and French.[2]
Career
International
Badani made his ODI debut in May 2000 in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh at Dhaka, scoring 35 in an Indian victory.[3] Badani was part of the Indian team that played the 2000–01 Sharjah Champions Trophy aga